Rowenta Focus Stainless Steel Iron (DZ5080) Review: More Expensive But More Effective

The last thing you want for an iron is it feels light and ineffective that you have to go over a wrinkled patch umpteen times for it to come out smooth and neat. Well, for the Rowenta Focus, you can be assured that it feels solid and professional-looking, given the price that you pay.

The Nice Things About The Rowenta Focus

This Rowenta iron gives you lots of steam that is evenly distributed, much more than any other steam iron that I have used. It may not be necessary but as with all irons, more is better than less. Otherwise, you might just end up complaining of not enough steam each time you plug in your iron. From a purely steam production aspect, I would rate this as the best iron in that category.

Since the Rowenta Focus Iron has a stainless steel soleplate, it also means it glides very well and for a 1,700-watt iron, you won't have a doubt if it is ever going to be hot enough for all the stuff that you have to press.

The design of this steam iron also well-thought out as it has a high-precision tip, which means it makes it easier to iron around buttons, pockets and such. I, for one, have been guilty of leaving hard to reach areas all wrinkled because the tip of the iron that I was using just wasn't narrow enough to get to the places that need smoothening out. With the Rowenta Focus, the high precision tip is a great feature to have to overcome this problem.

The Not So Nice Things

This Rowenta iron feels solid and it has to be since it doesn't come cheap. On its own, it doesn't feel that heavy but once it is filled with water, your hand can get rather tired moving it around if you have a big pile of clothes to iron. If you don't have strong hands and arms, this might not be the best iron for you. While other irons may even be heavier, perhaps the large water tank for this model makes all the difference once it is filled up.

The tendency is for you to fill it up to the maximum to avoid having to refill so often. As a result, it lends weight to the iron. Personally, I prefer it to be half-full which feels just right in terms of weight for me. But given the generous steam output, it would mean more refilling needs to be done if you don't fill the tank up to the maximum. As it is, I can iron about 3 cotton items before refilling. Therefore, a half-full water tank would probably mean I have to re-fill after every 1 shirt or so. Pretty inconvenient but on the upside, re-filling this iron is easy and does not require pinpoint accuracy like some other steam irons.

Price

This iron has a retail price range of $80 to $90. Given the product features which you can find in most other steam irons, the difference is in the feel, reliability and effectiveness. You will have to pay more in terms of price but the heat and steam distribution plus the smoothness of the soleplate makes ironing much easier and that is what is reflected in the higher price. Overall I would rate this as a best buy iron.

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