Side by Side Comparison of: Household Essentials vs Black & Decker

Small size, great for travel and works great too!

Protects my dining room table. I use it when I'm ironing perler beads.

Now I can iron just one item as I need rather than stand for hours ironing my clothes. There are just those times when something gets a little smooshed in the closet and needs a touch up before wearing. This is perfect. No need to set up and no need to take down.

I was just so tired of pulling an iron board out to press simple creases in tops or skirts. Thought I would give this a try. I lay it on the bed or floor and it works just fine for all the more I need it. I recommend this pad for those that do lite ironing.

This little iron does the job and is very concise. I suggest you not use the steam attribute and spray or sprinkle your clothes. Distilled water is still required as in all steam irons, but most of us are not willing to pack even small containers of distilled water on a trip. The pad that's recommended with it is ideal and can be places on any counter top without fear of damage. Of course, this iron must not be allowed to just sit with the hot side down, It tilt props just fine and is stable.

I absolutely love these ironing mats. This is the second one I buy. Although they're a little bulky when folded, I take one with me when I travel... perfect to use for ironing touch-ups, but I've used mine laid on top of my granite kitchen counter to iron both blouses and pants and I've never had a problem. Love the ease of use... no big ironing board to set up! I wouldn't recommend for very large items or trying to iron draperies, etc.

I bought this to replace my GE Light n Easy iron that gave out after about 30 years. I'm accustomed to a light iron, and in that regard this one does not disappoint. It's quite a bit larger than my old iron. I expected something smaller, given the light weight. They kept the size of a traditional iron and shaved off weight by making the bulk of it from thin plastic. Time will tell how it will hold up. The plastic is bright blue and translucent, a bit like a blueberry iMac, but useful.I haven't used it much yet but I can tell you it got hot in a flash, and the ironing surface is smooth as silk. U doubt if I'll get 30 years out of this one, but if it lasts 10 I'll be pleased.

I love my Black + Decker F210. It is the best steam iron you can get and for only 11$??? That's a steal. I was looking for one for a long time on other sites (used) and they would all sell for the same price as being brand new. These things are lifelong quality.

Cheap and works. It is for my rental and it serves its purpose quite well, just something cheap for the renters to use every now and again. I can't speak to longevity as they hardly use it and I have only had it for a few months but so far so good.

I have an Iron that I paid close to $200. for and it was great. SO I thought I would get a cheap iron to iron spray starch so I don't mess up my expensive iron face. Guess what! This iron is better. Gets hotter and with no turn off I can get a blouse done without the iron turning off. I love this little iron. Who would have known. Did I get taken with the other iron. I could kick myself. Okay the other German Made iron looks better and that is about it.

Great bang for your buck. It's super light and cheap feeling and if you fill it past the fill-line the water will spill out of the fill hole. Nevertheless, for the price, it's a 5-star steamer. Be sure to buy Mr. Clean's magic eraser to clean off the gunk that eventually builds up on the soleplate of all irons. Watch the YouTube vids on how to clean an iron safely.

Great iron, works exactly as anticipated. I work in a formal environment, and I need to be able to iron my clothes in bulk. Luckily, this iron is up to the task, and does an excellent job. Would recommend to anyone who needs a basic iron to get the job done.

This iron blanket is a little lighter-weight than I was hoping. It feels a little flimsy, that being said, it really does grip on the bottomland is pretty good about not sliding around. I bought it to use for quilting so i don't have to lug my ironing board when I go places. Overall, I'm very pleased.

Works really well on my table. Easy to store. Quick to set up. My health limits the weight I can carry and this solves the problem. Had to purchase a second one because I mistakenly burned the first. Not the product's fault but be careful.

There's no space for a ironing board in my NYC apartment so I bought this as an alternative and it works alright. I used it on my bed but I think it would work better on a harder surface like a counter top. If you need to press something then I'd probably suggest getting an actual ironing board but for the light ironing I do this works fine.

just what I wanted. We have a narrow laundry room, so I do most of my ironing on top of the washer and dryer rather than opening the board. This sits on top of the ironing basket. The foam back keeps it from moving. and the metallic front doesn't wrinkle. so much better than the towel!

I live in a condo and I'm always looking for space saving items. This fits the bill.I don't have to drag out a big, bulky ironing board, instead I just throw this on either my washer or my dining room table and ta-da... works as I need it to. I don't use this to iron clothes, I steam those. I use this for crafts, like making onesies with iron on decals, quilting, etc... so I can't give it a review to how it works with pants, dress shirts, etc.

I was a little leery about getting this based on some of the reviews. However, I'm glad I bought it. Mine also came with lots of wrinkles from being packaged. The first time I used it, I put in on a table and steam pressed my items. Voila! -- wrinkles gone. It's perfect for using in my crafting area. I can keep it out of the way and very quickly grab it when I need to. The only thing I don't like it is that it's a bit thick and spongy. But I think after several uses, it will probably compress a bit.

You get what you pay. I wanted a cheap iron to accomplish small tasks and this does just what I needed. My only disappointment with it is, 1) the water sloshes out the top after being filled, if you're not careful 2) the button to spray the water doesn't work.All in all, I'm still happy I purchased this iron. Tired of paying top dollar for stuff that falls apart quickly.

I've only used mine a couple times, but does a good job for the price. If you're looking for more advanced features (like retractable chord, more settings/ automation), you'll need to shell out a littler more $$.But can't go wrong for the average joe who needs to iron a shirt here and there.

For the price, this iron does the job. But I found the dials very difficult to read. If anyone has limited sight and/or vision issues - this will be a challenge to operate. I found the lack of a 'power' light a problem. The power light only turns on when the heater unit is engaged. So the light turns on/off while in use. I just wanted a powered light to indicate it HAD power. Otherwise, this is a fine unit that heated quickly and well. Family members with glasses could NOT read the dial and could not tell if it was powered on (except by touch).

I've been using this for a while now and it seems to work great. Only negative it that it sometimes seems to leak a little bit of water. Not sure if it is condensation building up somewhere or what exactly. It has 6 heat settings and it would appear they're actually different temperatures! Works well on everything from to jeans, dress slacks and dress shirts.

This iron is amazingly light. I was shocked to find it in the box when the package arrived at my home. In fact, it is so light that I questioned whether it was heavy enough to get out the tougher wrinkles. I had a pile of shirts that had been waiting two weeks when this arrive, and it took the wrinkles out without a problem. My only qualm with this (other than the unnerving lack of weight) is that it does take a few minutes to get up to temperature. Other than that, you aren't likely to get a better iron for the low price.

I needed an inexpensive iron to wax skis and this works like a charm. Cheap and gets hot enough to melt wax quickly. Not sure how well it works on clothing but for my purposes, cannot beat the price.

The ironing blanket works as advertised, but it's somewhat an exercise in futility to try to properly iron anything on it.

It works, but their are winks stocked into it. Just doesn't lau flat which is annoying

haven't used it yet but needed this for my RV. will let you know if I melt anything i am not supposed to when I do. 3 stars cause it OK, its a ironing blanket. five stars if it would iron for me but its just a blanket.

This item is useful in that it does protect surfaces from the heat of an iron, but the upper and lower layers are only attached at the edges, so the layers are free to move relative to one another, which creates bulges and wrinkles, and it doesn't lie perfectly flat.

It looks and feels of lower quality than I was expecting, but so far it works as a surface protector. I'm a little concerned that if I need the iron hotter in the future the foam on the back will melt. We'll see.

The top fabric of the ironing mat does move around and wrinkle when in use, but for my purposes this works okay. I live in a small apartment with no room to store an ironing board that gets used maybe once a month. This ironing mat is great for last minute ironing needs and works alright with a little patience, but for anything that I need to be perfectly ironed I prefer to take the the cleaners to be pressed. So, I wouldn't recommend this for people who have the space for a real ironing board.

I didn't pay very much for this iron and didn't really expect anything great. What I don't understand is that there's no on/off switch. I get that it has auto shut off but that means when I'm done using it, I either have to unplug it or if I just leave it alone, it will shut off in 8 minutes. That seems wasteful and frankly a little bit dangerous. Not sure I can live with it.

I have to say, it's ok for the price. However, what I don't like about this iron is that when one pours water inside, (even without reaching the limit of the water level) it spills all over. So, of course have to spend the extra time drying the wet spots on the clothes. Aside from that, I'm happy with it, it does the job.

It irons fine and it's lightweight.The temperature selector though sucks. It's placed under the handle and it's near impossible to see the arrow. Everytime I grab the iron my knuckles move the selector.Also the temperature description are on the bottom rather than on the dial.

this iron is ok, serves its purpose if you're not too picky - like a typical iron. at first, the steam part drops water instead of steam. but after i let it "warmed up" it steams while ironing. When fill with water, it's easy to leak but just have to be careful. This iron has your typical settings for different types of fabric and steam options. For less than $15 it's fine.

Gets the job done. It is quite small which I like because I use it for seeing projects. It is very hard to put water in and goes through the water very quickly. The settings are a little difficult to adjust. Would not recommend as a clothing iron. Does not have a automatic turn off staying if accidentally left plugged in.

This iron is okay for the purpose -- not heavily used in my vacation home. It has a tendency to collect grime (probably the starch) on it and put it on the sheets when I'm ironing them. It would be fine for an iron that will be used minimally, and not on white fabrics if you're using starch. I would not recommend this iron for anyone who sews or quilts.

Not as useful as I thought

I bought this to take away on vacation. I did not really care for it. It was puffy, slippery and did not stay in place on the table when I ironed.. I actually ended up using a towel to iron on which worked better

Does not lay flat, always having to try to straighten out to iron. Not worth the money

very cheaply made, lightweight, insubstantial, and badly made (doesn't lie completely flat). It has a cheap foam backing that looks like it will fall apart soon.

Cheap and bubbly and very hard to iron on. I should have spent $1 more to get a better one with magnets in the corners. I doubt this will last more than a few weeks since the iron catches on the loose top of this pad. Very cheap, should have returned it.

I found this very hard to use - right out of the box it was very wrinkled - I don't think its good to have to iron an ironing blanket, There was a lot of air in between the two layers and frankly caused as many wrinkles as I got out. I may sew the fabrics together to try to keep them together but this isn't something I should have to do

This wasn't such a great bargain. It's difficult to fill with water & I end up getting it everywhere. It also doesn't have a cover over it so it tends to spill out easily. the power cord doesn't retract which I was aware of but it's difficult to store it because the it doesn't wrap around the iron easily.

It's a good price. Lightweight & heats up quickly. But when you put water in it for steam.....it's leaks. If you set it down after using - when you return - there will be a small puddle under the iron (on your counter). Maybe it was just the one I got. Maybe it was faulty. Also, no automatic shut off. If you forget to turn it off & unplug it- it'll stay hot.

Didn't cost too much and didn't end up being worth it.Heated inconsistently or not at all, vertical-steam feature didn't work at all. Leaked out of the base plate on several garments...It wasn't as hard to fill as some reviewers stated. You just have to go slow. And the 360 swivel cord was an okay feature.

For what it is it's great. I think I spent 12 bucks on it. It's constant steam so I call it the Dragon. I'll use this one when I'm doing iron on interfacing and don't want to chance ruining my new upgraded iron: I bought a Hamilton Beach on Amazon for about $38 that has a retractable cord and a steam surge button which is much better.

Ok, I understand that it is the cheapest iron out there, or one of them, but honestly, if you are planing on using something for a while, I would certainly invest a little more into a better product. Say for extra $20 i was able to get a much better iron. This iron is still usable but it leaks water and the steam function doesn't work well.

doesn't work:( Good customer service though, I got my refund, but still I was slightly scared, the iron doesn't work when put down, and when I put it up, the bottom started squirting hot water, and it burned my hand. I don't know what to do...so be careful when you buy this item

This ironing blanket was lumpy and loose. It was difficult to iron on. I threw it away.

Terrible for ironing. The foam is so thick and lumpy you have no chance of ironing any wrinkles out of anything. A folded towel works better than this junk.

supper cheap materials. can't put it on the bed since it's too soft. it moves on soft surfaces like counter top. the last option we had to put it on.. totally a waist of money and time.

This is very flimsy: the "non slip" backing material is a very thin delicate sheet of foam that ripped the first time I used it. The loose unquilted foam caught on the corner of my table, and tore all the way across with no force applied. The pad does not lie flat, so even if you wanted to add your own backing I would still not recommend it! A couple of thick dampened towels might work better.

Cannot get this crazy thing flat - the folds from being packaged are still prominent and makes it impossible to use. I think I've tried just about everything. Wanted to use it beside my sewing machine to press quilt pieces as I make them, but instead it was just a waste of money.

The idea was to have a larger area to iron e.g. iron napkins in one "strike".The ironing blanket is not staying in place (sliding) and on top of it it is wrinkly. How can you iron=flatten anything on a wrinkly surface?The product is a great idea but it needs lots of improvements!

I would give no stars if I can. Don't waste your time on this product. Came in with the box but without instructions? Took a while to figure out where to fill the water.. and yea, you have to fill water into that rectangular space without any other tool provided. Usually it gets the entire iron wet and makes a huge mess. As I was holding it with the bottom faced downward, water spilled all over my shirt. Honestly,WTF? it was the worst experience ever. The item should be removed & the provider needs to stop buying positive reviews. And this item cost almost 20 bucks? Doesn't even worth the price of 2cents. Piece of garbage overall.

Lightweight and easy to operate but didn't last long. First, the steamer quit working within the first 6 months and then the iron itself stopped working after a year and a half. I had a Black & Decker that worked great for over ten years before but I guess 'they don't make it like they used to - built to last.'

I have never written a review before but always use reviews to help me choose a product. Since I had a horrible experience with this iron I thought I'd save someone else from buying it. All the reviews for this were pretty good so I decided to buy it. I iron a couple days a week. I'm not a picky ironer----I'm not making my shirts perfect and starchy just presentable.I put water in this iron, well below the Max line and every time I iron water spills out. It's infuriating. Yesterday I was trying to use my index finger to plug water opening and ended up burning my shirt. This is the first time in 20 years of ironing I've ruined something. Don't by this it will cost you more in replacing clothes than it would have buying a better iron.

A must buy is a joke!! This is a horrible product. The iron leaks water everywhere, it's too small, and worst of all, no matter what setting you have it on, it scorches the material! I even tried several cleaning methods, which you should NOT have to do with a new iron, but my efforts were for nothing, because as soon as you heat it up again, it twists and scorches the material. This a true example of you get what you pay for: this is a cheap, useless Iron.

Nothing fancy, just a very basic iron. Need to put in a lot of effort to get clothes ironed. I got this for my mom after her cheap proctor sylex iron from Walmart stopped working. She's complaining that this iron feels like one from the 90's era. You need to really use some elbow grease to get clothes ironed. Do not recommend this product.

You'll risk ruining your clothes and anything this iron comes in contact with! I hurriedly ordered this iron without reading the reviews and that will never happen again. I don't iron a lot, so I thought just any iron would do. I had a good German iron and it stopped fully heating after about 25 years of use. I figured, "What the heck. I'll just get a $10 iron, because I don't really use one." Big mistake! After I purchased, I read the reviews about the water leaking all over. Even though I could keep water forever in my German iron, I thought I could simply empty this one on the few times I used it and I would be spared this problem. Wrong, again. It did a little leaking and spitting the first time; I fully drained it, put in on the shelf to fully dry. After about a month, I needed to press some cloths, so I filled it about half full, let it heat up and then the trouble really began. First of all, it wouldn't even heat up. It was so lukewarm that my husband was able to put his palm fully against the sole plate. (He's a lot braver than I am.) Well, I had to press these cloths for the next day, so I tried. Water was coming out of the sole plate at a fast clip, onto everything, fully saturating the cloths and my ironing board cover. See photo of my now soaking ironing board. As if that wasn't bad enough, the thing wouldn't even press the cloths because it was so lukewarm. See photo #2 (although the wrinkles were far worse than the photo shows). What a mess! I unplugged the frigging thing and am putting it out for donation tomorrow. I'm getting the German brand again. You truly do get what you pay for.