The best… steamm irons

The Funky Iron With its retro ro o curves, this is a steam iron for r the design conscious, but it’s practical too – at 2,600W, it’s quite powerful. It also has a three-metre-long cord and a useful automatic shut down safety feature (£50; thefunkyironcompany.com). company.pycom).

Philips Azur ur Performer Plus lus This 2,600W iron is, at 1.5kg, on ono the heavier side, but it’s lighter than ana Philips’ most powerful and advanced model. It works fast, is s smooth to use se and has a great antilimescale filter er (£60; amazon amazon.co.uk). co uk)

Russell Russe ell Hobbs Freedom Fr reedom m Cordless, 2,400W 2, 400W If you pr prefer refer a c cordless iro iron, on, this compact m model odel is cheap and sim simple. mple. It heats up in 30 sec seconds and re recharges charge in five se seconds econds when pl placed o on the dock (£35; cur currys.co.uk).

Tefal Ulti Ultimate Pure This powerful 3, 3,100W iron heats up very quic quickly and flattens tough creas creases in an instant.

It t has a mic microfilter to stop it s spitting on y your clothes, and it t also shuts o off automatically if knocked ove over or left standing (£110; johnl johnlewis.com).

Breville PoowerSteeam PowerSteam Aero A great budget budgetett model, model,modedel,l the theh 2,400W Breville Breviille heats heatss up in just 30 seconds and has hhas a scratch-resistantscratch-resiisstant soleplate. It’ss It’s fairlyf fairly light ight and has a non-slip handle, handdle, but the cord is isis on the short side (£30; asda.com). aasda.com).