Features: - 1300-watt electric iron with smooth-gliding stainless-steel soleplate
- Features variable steam, water spray, and burst of steam
- Automatic safety shut-off for 3 different positions
- Nonslip handle; swivel power cord; generous water reservoir
Editorial Review:
The Shark Gentle Glide electric iron from Euro-Pro offers an array of adjustable features for smoothing stubborn wrinkles out of clothing, linens, and household items. Fitted with a polished stainless-steel soleplate for traveling smoothly over fabric, the 1300-watt iron includes a spray function, variable steam, and burst of steam. A wide-ranging temperature dial handles everything from synthetics to linen and is easy to set. As a helpful safety feature, the iron includes automatic shut-off, triggered if the device is left on its soleplate, side, or heel. The non-slip handle is comfortable, the water reservoir is ample, and the power cord swivels--though a bit stubbornly--for right or left-handed use. The design also includes a self-cleaning feature, helpful for reducing calcium deposits inside. The Shark cuts a few minor corners, including the size of the soleplate and the less-than-sturdy cover for the water hatch. Altogether, though, it's a useful and user-friendly model. The soleplate measures 4-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, and the iron carries a one-year warranty. --Emily Bedard
Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 1.5 / 5.0  Don't buy this iron!: 
I wish I had read the other reviews before I bought this iron when my old one died. My old iron was a cheap Sunbeam which lasted for years.
This is the worst iron I have ever used. This iron will not get wrinkles out, even with the setting as high as it will go and steam on full blast. When ironing the thinnest of fabrics, this iron still leaves wrinkles. The base will not sit properly on the ironing board, so it's always falling over - really hazardous. I haven't had the major leaking problem that... more info
awful iron:
I am not sure if this is the exact model I bought a little over a year ago, but the model I have looks very similar. What an awful excuse for an iron. Water floods out of all the crevises (where it is not supposed to come out), even when set at dry ironing. I totally quit using steam and just spray my clothes with a water bottle to steam them. I would advise staying AWAY from this iron. Terrible product:
This iron will drench your clothes. It doesn't know the difference between steam and flood. Awful. It also will shut off and the on light will blink red. Zero explanation for what this means in any manual anywhere. Do not buy this iron. proper use for Euro-Pro Shark iron = paperweight or doorjamb:
I hate, hate, hate this iron. Hate it!!! Is that emphatic enough? Hate it!
Domesticity is such a drag that I'll entertain any hope of "effortless" housekeeping (I know, I know, total oxymoron). And the Euro-Pro Shark looked good--wide base, nice weight, which meant less force necessary. The price at the time I bought it was 39.99. I would have had better returns on Lotto tickets.
Any time I try to use the steam setting, Euro-Pro Shark's Gentle Glide iron spits and drools on my clothes. Not little... more info
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