Chinese Dhobi

Last night I bought a new iron from Courts at Ang Mo Kio. You must be wondering why on earth I would write about an iron or even title this post as "Chinese Dhobi".

Dad and AKK set up dressing rooms with a steam iron, an ironing board, water spray and spray starch. I have the same set up in my bedroom to deal with the laundry pile that never seems to go down! I am quite particular about my work clothes being properly pressed and ironed but I am also OK with wearing creased casual weekend stuff. I don't iron jeans and t-shirts, but will iron the edges of bedsheets to make them look tidy. A little daft if you ask me!

Any way ..... this iron that I bought is the Philips GC46301i - the blurb on the box says "removes creases easily from cotton and linen - powerful ironing with Ionic DeepSteam". I thought "what the hell" and forked out $152 for the iron. The other deal maker for me to buy the iron was the FREE sandwich maker. Typical girl, right?

So tonight, I decided to tackle that mountain of laundry that has taken over the sofa in our bedroom. What a breeze to tackle that pile - the creases really seem to iron out faster! OK, as usual I will prep the laundry with some water and then some random spray starch and start the glide with the TV for company and the fan blasting away.

I have no idea what on earth this Ionic DeepSteam thing is but on the box it claims that the steam particles are 50% smaller to reach deeper into tough creases. I was totally attracted to the 150g boost of steam and the 24oow ironing power.

The other iron that I had around to help me tackle the laundry mountain was also a Philips with 100g boost of steam. It did the job but it was not hot enough and didn't have enough steam to keep going. This iron offered me 50% more steam to kill those creases on the cotton and linen laundry. We don't have a maid at home and any home appliance that will make our domestic lives easier is very much appreciated.

I sound domesticated?

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