Philips GC1010 > Reviews > Philips GC1010

Author's product rating:   

Performance	Excellent
Ease of use	Satisfactory
Durability	Everlasting
Cleaning & Maintenance	Easy
Value for money	Excellent

Advantages:	Plenty of settings, Very good steam system, large water capacity .
Disadvantages:	Heavy, No self - cleaning so can get a little dirt build up, shorter cord .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I bought this iron a couple of years ago,and so far it's been pretty good. To start, it irons really well, and it really makes ironing so much easier than other irons that I have used, the plate-size is just right for most clothes, making ironing a lot quicker.

Also, it takes very little time to heat up, taking even more time out of ironing, and, it has a dial which you can use to set the temperature of the iron just right, as on the dial it tells you which temperature is good for a certain material (e.g. cotton).

The steam can be set to 5 different setting, depending on how much that you want to steam, a not so useful feature, but good anyway.

The iron can be filled with plenty of water, meaning you can do a lot of steam ironing before it runs out, but this does make it pretty heavy, which makes it hard on the arms.

The cord is a little too short, which can be annoying when ironing long clothes!

Overall, I would give this a 4/5.