Rowenta DZ5080 Focus, My first ever review of an..

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My first ever review of an appliance…

I’ve never been prompted to write a review of any product that I’ve purchased over the years, but the Rowenta Focus iron has changed all that. After 50-plus years of ironing, I think I’ve tried every iron on the market. And I’ve been dissatisfied with them all. My latest, a Black and Decker, remained on the same setting (the hottest), because it was NEVER hot enough. I wear a lot of cotton and linen, which, of course, means a lot of wrinkles. I’ve misted and starched (when appropriate) ahead of time, all to no avail. I was just about ready to go back to an all polyester wardrobe when I asked a tailor in my hometown to recommend a good iron. Without hesitation, she said, “Rowenta”. So I read all the reviews I could find, and decided to take the plunge.

WOW!!! First of all, with my old Black and Decker, I’d have to iron a sleeve or panel of fabric in three or four passes. But with the Rowenta, it only took one pass to remove the wrinkles, even on linen. I quickly realized that my ironing time would be cut in half! And the narrow tip for getting inbetween buttons is genius-inspired. And the STEAM!!! For those who’ve said it consumes a lot of water, well—duh?? It TAKES a lot of water to produce that much steam.

If you’ve had it, as I did, with poorly fuctioning equipment, treat yourself to this product. You may just find yourself having a love affair with an appliance. What a joy!!

Update (2/9/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

The featured review for this product, Rowenta DZ5080 Focus Stainless-Steel 1700-Watt Iron Kitchen Jul 15, 2006, was written by Susan Poole.

The average rating for this item is 3.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (2)

Susan Poole

March 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 pm    


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My first ever review of an appliance…
Rated 5 stars.


Charlie A. Terry

March 25th, 2010 at 11:31 pm    


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A steam machine
I like to use a lot of steam when I iron, and the Focus comes up to temperature fast and makes great evenly distributed steam. The automatic steam function works pretty well and is easy to use, but I tend to ad a bit more as much because it makes ironing more fun as any useful reason.
This iron did a spectacular job on my more delicate silk shirts as well as making quick work of rumpled kahkis.
The heat seems more evenly distributed than the Black and Decker i was using, and everything about the steam is superior.
The narrow tip makes the area around buttons noticably easier.
The ONLY issues I have with the Focus is that it doesn’t have an on/off button (it does have a great three way auto off feature which I tested to verify for safetys sake). It sometimes draws an arc when plugging and unplugging it which can be hard on outlets after extended use.
It also will drip a little durring longer sessions of use.
Overall very highly recomended.


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