Friday, February 21, 2014

Hamilton Beach Durathon Iron and a Giveaway

Seemingly out of nowhere one day I was asked if I'd be interested in receiving a new iron and writing a review about it. I have a history of buying cheap irons (and I'm not just talking price), and unfortunately I always got what I paid for--leakage, water stains, no steam or enough to open a sauna, things like that. So I jumped on this very timely offer to review the Durathon Iron by Hamilton Beach.


You are about to see me get all gush-crazy over an appliance, my dears. To start, it's an iron. It gets wrinkles out. Nothing new there. However, when you compare this iron to my others it is decidedly a very different piece of equipment.

  • Retractable cord--I've always shied away from this feature, for some reason. But I love it. At the press of a button it's all wrapped up, nice and tidy. And you only have to pull out as much of the cord as you need.
  • Non-stick plate--zips along, nice and smooth. Dreamy. I've had metal sole plates before, and I hate them. 
  • Amazing steam--I used to turn my steam setting way up and still have troubles. This thing steams like Old Faithful. As a matter of fact, I have to turn the steam setting down, it gets so hot. Awesome sauce. And no intermittent, I'm-not-really-feeling-like-it today sort of steaming. Nice and consistent.
  • The light system--each type of fabric has its own light color as you start it up. I press until I get to orange or red (for cotton or linen), so it's nice and hot for my sewing work. Another nifty feature--there's no guessing when the iron might be ready. As it heats up, the light flashes. When it's done flashing, you're ready to go.
  • Auto shut-off--on my other irons that had this feature, it would shut off after a set period, whether you were using it or not, and then I had to unplug and replug to get it to come back on. This one won't shut off if you're using it, and if it does time out you just press the 'on' button. And when it does shut off it beeps a few times to let you know.
  • Beeps and boops--this iron has a nifty safety aspect. I'm a good one for leaving the iron down too long. In that iron-mark-on-a-blouse sort of way... This one beeps if you do that. Kind of like "Ahem, have a care, dear." So when I'm yakkety-yakking to someone and forget what I'm doing (or not doing) the iron reminds me.
There are two teeny things that don't thrill me. First, is the safety shut-off--I feel that six beeps is a little excessive. I want to turn around and yell "Allll riiiiighhhttt! I heard you!!!!!" The other thing is the little thingee that pops open so you can pour water into the iron. There is not much room there. I wish it opened a bit wider to make pouring easier. But those are minor things that are easily gotten over.

Truly, I love this iron. I would tell you otherwise, for sure. Which is why I'm super happy that I'm able to give one away to one of you. Simply leave me a comment (and a way to contact you) and I'll select a winner. I'll leave the comments open until Friday, February 28th at 11:59 pm EST, and pick a winner the next day-ish or so. This giveaway is open to US residents only.

I was not financially compensated for this post. I received the iron at no charge in exchange for an honest review. The opinions are completely my own based on my own experience. For my complete disclosure policy, click here.

27 comments:

  1. Sounds like a wonderful iron Bethany. I have had my share of awful irons too and some were NOT cheap, so price sometimes is not a factor in choosing an iron. I like when a real person does a review and tells it like it is, both the good and bad of a product. Thanks for the review. I wish someone would contact me to review a product for them...I wonder how they choose people? I review stuff that I personally buy online at Amazon, etc.

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  2. Sounds like a great iron! Would be wonderful to have such a snazzy thing ;-)

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  3. I have a horrible iron - after just a few uses, it gets a black buildup of GUNK on it - the steam is never as good as it should be and other than the retractable cord, every feature is annoying - add to that, it doesn't even really iron clothes so well. I have had no luck with irons and would love to experience one that can make you GUSH! Yippee for irons! Sher

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  4. I would like to have an iron like this, there are so many great features.
    kellywcu8888ATgmailDOTcom

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  5. Ooh -- an iron that doesn't spit water and has a retractable cord? I would die happy for one like that!!! And I love the blue color on it. :)

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  6. Can always use a new iron for the quilt room! Thanks for the contest!

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  7. Thanks for your review. I'm looking for a new iron. Will make my purchase soon. Is this iron in stores now?

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  8. I'm in the market for a new iron and this one sounds wonderful. I've had my iron for several (at least 10) years now and it really is time to upgrade! Thanks for the review and the contest to win one!

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  9. How wonderful, I would love a new iron. Mine was dripping out the holes the other day. Thanks for the opportunity. kristikay@spratt.net

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  10. That sounds really good iron thanks for great review.
    Linynp2 at yahoo (dot) comp

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  11. My sister would certainly appreciate a nice, new iron. I'll leave a comment and give her the iron. ;-)

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  12. I could use a new iron. I have several and really don't like any of them.

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  13. Irons sure have come a long way since I bought my last one 10 years ago.

    asotv@aol.com

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  14. Wow, this sounds like a "dream iron!" It would be a pleasure to use it.
    Thanks for the chance.
    nettiecrain@live.com

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  15. I have been waiting for an iron that would be easier to use. Mine always seem to get sticky!
    beth(dot)sebastian(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. I could use a new iron. The last one I had that worked great I knocked off the ironing board onto a pile of projects in plastic bags. They melted all over the iron. Now I have a really cheap one that I don't like. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  17. Hi Bethany, i would love for the chance to get a new free iron! Yay!!!
    My granddaughters would appreciate me being able to iron there clothes without scorching or the iron spitting water on the ceiling. Lol
    dunlap_j@hotmail.com

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  18. I have three "perfectly good" irons; all with different nice features. Actually, I only use one, as I inherited the other two. This one appears to have everything desirable in a good iron, but truthfully, I think I would kill for a retractable cord. That has always been my main complaint. Thanks, Bethany, for a chance to win such a beautiful prize. If I could have one like this, I would donate the other three to my favorite charity.

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  19. Hi Bethany, I have been enjoying your blog for quite a while. Wish I lived closer. The iron sounds like a winner. I am a machine knitter and embroiderer and would love to have a good iron to block my work. So far I've been disappointed with all the cheap ones I've tried. Just hate to spend a lot of money only for more disappointment.
    staugner@yahoo.com

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  20. Thanks for reviewing this iron for us. When you need a new iron, it is always so hard to know what you are getting. The box may tell you things, but until it is tried you never know.

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  21. I quilt and my steam iron is about worn out. I could use a new one.

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  22. I would love to win. My iron died yesterday, how annoying.

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  23. I really could use a new iron with safety features, even annoying ones. My husband keeps forgetting to unplug the iron! LOL Men quilt too, you know.

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  24. I have been looking for a good iron for some time now. It would be great to win this one!

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  25. Oh gosh, my old iron is so heavy! This one sounds so nice.
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    margueritecore [at] gmail [dot] com

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  27. wow, I'd love to have this iron! A few weeks ago I went up to my sewing room and the iron was on. I thought my daughter had used it and left it plugged in as I hadn't been in there in a week. But no she said she didn't do any ironing. So yikes it was on all week! One thing I hate about it is the steam never seems to get hot enough and leaks puddles all over my fabric...yuk! I just discovered your blog and the wavy top tote...I'm going to make one.So thanks!

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