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IronsExpert is an independent UK buying guide for everything to do with ironing: steam irons, steam generator irons, cordless and travel irons, handheld and upright garment steamers, ironing boards and covers. We have been publishing since 2018.
What we do
Choosing an iron should take minutes, not hours. There are hundreds of near-identical models, and the numbers on the box (watts, grams per minute, bar) don’t tell you which one will leave your shirts crease-free, stop spitting after a month or survive hard water. We do the comparison work for you and explain it in plain English:
- Best steam irons in the UK: our main, regularly updated buying guide.
- Best steam generator irons for big ironing piles.
- Cordless irons and clothes steamers for quick touch-ups.
- Ironing boards and covers.
- Brand guides for Tefal, Philips, Morphy Richards, Russell Hobbs, Rowenta, Braun and Bosch.
- Practical guides such as steam generator vs steam iron and how to clean a sticky soleplate.
How we choose products
We compare specifications, independent test results, expert reviews and large samples of verified UK owner reviews, and we look hard for recurring faults. Read the full method on How we research.
Independence
We are not owned by, or paid by, any appliance brand. We earn a small commission from Amazon when readers buy through our links, which keeps the site free. That commission is the same whichever iron you choose, so we have no reason to push one model over another. See our disclosure.
Who writes IronsExpert
IronsExpert is written and maintained by a small UK editorial team rather than a single named reviewer. Guides and reviews are published under the byline IronsExpert Team. The same team also publishes a separate US edition at ironsexpert.com for products sold in the US. The two sites share a name and an editorial method; product picks are researched separately for each country. Earlier articles carried the pen name “Brenda White”; that byline referred to the same team, and we have updated it for clarity.
We do not have a laboratory and we do not claim to have used every product we cover. Each review is labelled “research-based”: it is built from the manufacturer’s published specifications, independent UK tests from the likes of Which?, Expert Reviews and Mumsnet, and patterns in verified owner reviews. We check that every product is on sale in the UK before we recommend it, re-check stock every month, and update guides at least twice a year. Where we have no reliable information, we say so rather than guess.
The site is funded by affiliate commission: as an Amazon Associate, IronsExpert earns from qualifying purchases. Commission never affects which products we recommend. Spotted a mistake or a discontinued model? Tell us and we will correct it.
Get in touch
Questions, corrections or a product you’d like us to look at? Email [email protected] or use our contact page.