Braun House Hold BK TexStyle 3 SI 3055 Steam Iron, Plastic, 2400 W

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Featuring a steam boost performance of 160 grams per minute, this iron delivers an extra surge of steam to help remove stubborn creases effortlessly. The iron comes with a 2-meter long cord, providing flexibility and ease of movement during ironing sessions.

Set the steam iron to maximumtemperaturesetting and stand upright.Waituntil it hasreachedmaximumtemperature. This is the weight without water though. We decided this weight was more useful to look at, as you don’t need to fill the tank to capacity, but you can’t do anything about the heaviness of the iron itself.Of the 59 products in the Irons category, 45 were more expensive than BRAUN TexStyle 3 SI3041.GR Steam Iron and 12 were cheaper. Prices from Braun Other features include an anti-drip system, water spray, self-cleaning function to prevent lime-scale build-up, and a vertical steam option for curtains. It heats up in 30 seconds, so you won’t need to wait long to start ironing, and has a temperature ready indicator. Ceramic coated soleplates are less common in irons, but are still durable and provide even heat distribution as well as help eliminate static. Braun’s Eloxal soleplates claim to have a patented anodised coat to ensure scratch resistance and efficient glide ability while its Saphir soleplates are stated to have an even higher scratch resistance and glide ability. For easy maintenance, you can clean the Eloxal and Saphir soleplates with steel wool. Price wise, the ceramic plate is the cheapest in the range, with Saphir being in the high end category and Eloxal in between the two. For this reason, we’ve defined our “lightweight” steam iron category as anything up to or under 1.2kg. The average weight of a steam iron is around 1.4kg, so an iron weighing 1.2kg is considerably lighter than most. If you have your heart set on a particular brand or even a selection of brands then we’d suggest you spend a bit of time writing up a list of the brands that you would happily buy. This can really help you in narrowing down the selection when it comes to choosing a product. For example, over at Currys PC World you can filter products by brand, so you could filter just to show the brands on your list. This is especially useful knowing that there are 59 Irons to choose from at Currys PC World.

A true travel iron is considerably smaller than a regular steam iron, so they always tend to be lightweight in comparison. The Steamworks ES143, for example, weighs just 0.7kg. Braun is a global manufacturer of small electrical appliances started up in Germany. It aims to provide innovative and high quality products across its ranges. It has a fairly small line of clothing irons, but certainly aims high with its design. Let’s glide into the range to see what features Braun clothes irons offer. Braun Clothes Irons Fortunately, there are plenty of lightweight steam irons on the market. The best options still generate plenty of steam for removing creases, while being comfortable to hold and noticeably lighter than the average iron. The specification we have listed from Currys PC World for BRAUN TexStyle 3 SI3041.GR Steam Iron is:Of course, it’s also essential that a lightweight steam iron is effective at removing creases. There’s no point saving a few hundred grams, but spending a lot longer at the ironing board!