Will the Steam Buddy and Pressa Bella reviews let you throw away the iron?

Steam Buddy and Pressa Bella were presented with images of overworked women slaved over a hot iron and laundry basket claiming to end this ancient chore once and for all. Both work by using a combination of hot air and water to deliver a powerful burst of steam to clothing. Clothes can be ironed by hanging on a rack to reduce the need for ironing boards and storage space. They are also advertised with the underlying element of ease and safety, reducing the risk of burning and ruining your clothes because the hot iron never has to touch your clothes! Independent consumer tests on both products show that they perform as designed, but not necessarily as well as in the infomercials and that often some clothing with collars or wrinkles will need to be professionally cleaned or ironed with an outdated iron and board . !

The Steam Buddy is available for around $30 when it includes shipping and handling and offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. It heats up in around 6 seconds and is lightweight to use, weighing much less than a flat iron. It gives off a lot of steam and works well, especially when clothes are hanging on a coat rack or hanger. The only drawback is that it won’t remove wrinkles from collars or creases in dress pants like an iron. The Steam Buddy is also quite small and has minimal surface area which can mean steaming wrinkles out takes a bit longer than imagined. Although the product is supposed to remove odors, consumers dispute this claim and insist that garments must be washed properly to keep them smelling clean, even when using the Steam Buddy. One of the best features is that the product is compact and easy to carry and comes with free cleaning brush attachments, a dry cleaner, and a crimper. Steam Buddy reviews show that it’s a great way to get wrinkles out of drapes, sheers, and other items that don’t necessarily wash very well.

The Pressa Bella is more iron-like in shape than the Steam Buddy and is a larger appliance with a larger surface area. It’s a Steam Buddy-exclusive version and the price reflects that, as it costs about three times as much ($80). One nice feature is that it has different settings that can be used depending on the type of fabric you are ironing. It fits comfortably in the hand and has a rubber grip that makes it easy to use. The Pressa Bella is lightweight, a bit cumbersome for travel, but it does the job of smoothing out wrinkles in most garments. Even silks and fabrics that have rhinestones can be ironed without worry. One nice feature is that the Pressa Bella has a duality which means it can be used as a steam iron or a conventional iron and is more prone to creases in pants and works better on collars than the smaller Steam Buddy. Like conventional irons, the Pressa Bella comes with an overvoltage button that can deliver a higher-temperature shot of steam when needed. It also works well on curtains and sheers. Consumers found the odor-removing claim not entirely accurate, and most felt it didn’t work much better than a regular iron.

Both products are useful and much safer than conventional irons. Because they do not touch clothing by design, the risk of burning clothing is minimal. Choosing between the two really depends on your dry cleaning needs and the amount of laundry you regularly ship or iron at home. For minimal ironing needs, the Steam Buddy will prove effective, but for more frequent ironers, the Pressa Bella with the added options and features makes it a much more useful product. While both will work as designed and advertised; consumers generally say they don’t work as well at home as they did during infomercials; possibly due to the fact that special sprays may have been used when filming the ads.