Steamfast SF-680 Digital Steam Press with Multiple Fabric Settings and Steam Burst Function,Stainless/Black, Stand

This is without question my most favorite and useful purchase this year! It’s amazing. After starching I am able to press my jeans with a cowboy crease just like the dry cleaners. Shirts are incredibly easy to press and make crisp and nice. The cost may seem high but I can already tell you that I have saved lots of money not using the dry cleaners. I 10/10 recommend. It is large and a bit awkward to move around so you might look at getting a stand for it. I do not have the stand and have to use the kitchen table.

I HATE to iron. Got this hoping it would make the ironing chore easier and quicker. It did not disappoint. Quickly presses clothes and does a great job. I can iron an entire load of laundry in about 20 min. Makes it so easy and everything looks so nice that I now iron everything!

An amazing flatiron for your clothes, heats up quickly, not too heavy to carrie, the size is perfect, not too big, not too small, does amazing job on my husband's work clothes.

Bought this unit to press a lot of flat fabric for quilting. The unit appears to be fairly well built and worked correctly right out of the box. Here are some of my observations:- To get a wrinkle free result, I have to spray the fabric with a light water mist before bringing down the head of the unit. The burst of steam feature is good, but not as effective as a light mist on the fabric.- It does have an annoying feature that other reviewers have noticed. There is a built in timer that cannot be turned off, that limits the time the heat stays on with the pressing head down. To defeat this feature you have to learn to anticipate the time and bring the head up before it times out. Then you can bring the head down again and continue pressing. This should be optional but it is not. I find I need to press most fabrics for two cycles to get a good result.- The controls are simple and work. The water reservoir is adequate. You must use distilled water. It warms up pretty quick.- Some people have complained that you can burn yourself on the head if you reach in to position clothes for pressing. They are right, but it is not a problem. You quickly learn not to touch the hot head when you reach in. You can burn yourself with a hand iron if you touch it, so don't touch the hot part.- There is no problem locking the head down for pressing. The lock and release action is fine.Overall I am satisfied to very satisfied with the unit and I get great results once I learned how to optimize it for my purposes. By far the biggest reason not to give it a 5 star rating is the silly timer that keeps turning off the heat and beeping a beeper after about 10 seconds. You simply have to lift the head before it times out. This should clearly have been optional, or at least adjustable.You can't get this result with a hand iron, and it saves lots of time.

I use this Press mostly for jeans. It does the job well and is faster than using an iron. Here's more details:When using on jeans I usually only have to press one side. Hence, the shorter time spent pressing. I keep a spray bottle of water handy just in case. However, the built-in steaming usually does the job of getting stubborn wrinkles out. And many times I don't have to use the steam at all. Keep in mind that when using the steam you have to pull the top down to within 3 - 4 inches away from your fabric, press the steam button for 2 or 3 seconds then release the steam button and lower the top onto your fabric. Never press the steam button while top is in contact with the fabric (closed position). That could damage the machine.The water container is sealed which comes in handy because I store the unit upright on its base. It also has a locking feature when closed to allow you to carry or store the unit.I like the easy to use digital heat setting and the warning sound that will alert you when the top is down for more that 7 - 8 seconds. It will also shut off after several minutes of being idle. Hint: Each time you plug the unit in, the lowest heat setting is the default.For more precise pressing in hard to do and small places, you may want to keep a regular iron handy. Personally, I haven't done that yet. But, I could see where the extra smaller iron would be needed.If you have never tried a Steam Press, I highly recommend that you at least give it a try. You just might be glad you did.

Why didn’t I buy this earlier? Its 1000x better than an iron. Use it for fusing interfacing and stabilizers to cotton fabrics. Haven’t tried it on vinyl yet.