Irons Reviews

This is, by far, the best iron soleplate cleaner out there. I use it on my Rowenta regularly, to keep it gliding smoothly.

The cream works best with an old terry towel. The cleaner will smoke while burning off the soleplate - normal, but a bit much if you don't have adequate ventilation.

Far better than the supermarket "iron cleaner sticks", and worth the $$.

The picture shows a squared off end not the standard pointed end,
but it is pointed. Even though it has the pointed end like a standard cover, it is shorter to fit the shorter boards, not a standard board. It did not fit my ironing board right.

Ad also said the color is grey but it is blue!

I called customer service and was told I could return it but at my cost!!

the quality is good but it did not fit on my standard ironing board. it was about 3 inches too short

For some reason, Amazon purged all the previous reviews of this product. I hereby restore my own (with some minor updates) since a good review is a terrible thing to purge...
I had long admired this piece of cookware, but resisted the temptation to buy it because it is so obviously impractical from the standpoint of storage. Finally, one day I broke down and hit that Amazon purchase button. A few days after it arrived, we cooked the honey chicken recipe from the little booklet that comes with the pot. Tender! Tasty! Excellent! But is it worth setting aside a big hunk of shelf space to store the tagine? We decided to find out. The following week we cooked the recipe again for a small dinner party of 8. We did two identical batches - one in the tagine, and the second in a heavy Le Creuset cast iron casserole (generally an excellent implement for slow-cooked stews and the like). Six of eight of the party were "blind" to which batch was which. The results - hands down, 8/8 diners preferred the batch from the tagine. Both batches were great, but the tagine batch was unquestionably more tender and tasty. So the tagine definitely makes a difference and, for me, is worth the space.
...addendum, several weeks and many tagines later...
I have discovered a couple of issues that tempered my initial unreserved enthusiasm, and caused me to relegate this beautiful cooking vessel to a place in our dining room as an ornament. First, it is a bit small, and won't fit the quantities in many tagine recipes (other than those provided in the instruction booklet). Also, the children would fall upon the tasty tagines like wolves and there were never ANY leftovers. (I think one should be able to get two meals out of a stew!) Second, the tagine has the peculiar habit of expelling condensate, flooding the stovetop. I think this is because, unlike many traditional tagines, this one is unvented, so once condensate pools on the rim, it is driven over the edge by the escaping steam. Because of the size problem we ended up buying (elsewhere) a 16"-wide, traditional Moroccan tagine that appears very similar to what Amazon has since started selling as the "Moroccan Rabat tagine." It is interesting that this earthenware tagine did not work as well as the Le Creuset tagine until we had coughed up another $40 for a heat diffuser. Because of the non-traditional, iron construction of the Le Creuset tagine, it acts as its own heat diffuser in a way that traditional earthenware models can't. Bottom line - the Le Creuset tagine makes a phenomenal tagine, but think twice if you want to feed more than 4 adults or want some leftovers, and prepare to mop up your stovetop! Incidentally, I wrote Le Creuset pointing out these issues, suggesting that they bring out a larger model and add a steam vent. No answer, though.
...Newest update: Despite our following all the handling instructions to the letter, the earthenware tagine eventually developed a hairline, through-and-through crack encircling the base, and the replacement the company sent promptly did the same thing. So we may have to go back to the Le Creuset tagine which, for all its faults, is not going to crack wide open on the stove. Although I cannot say for sure that our earthenware tagine is the same as the product Amazon is selling, the pictures do appear identical, and it is conceivable that all these earthenware tagines are coming out of the same factory. It is also interesting that the single review of the yellow tagine sold by Le Souk Ceramique also describes the tagine failing, and the picture of that product also looks just like my earthenware tagine, apart from the color of the glaze. Customers worried about durability of their purchase might want to consider going for the Le Creuset tagine for that reason alone.

I ordered this following a vacation trip to Morocco. WHY DIDN"T I BUY ONE IN MOROCCO ? I was impressed with the Moroccan style of Tagine cooking but wasn't sure I could count on a lead-free glazes on the Tagines at the markets or shops. I was told the cooking Tagines were plain terra cotta and the decorative ones were for serving only. Before I ordered my Le Creuset Tagine, I put up several jars of salted preserved lemons. When the Tagine arrived I was surprised to find a lighter weight bottom than the normal Le Creuset enamel over cast iron cookware and a heavy pottery chimey top. I read reviews, suggestions and recipes on line and decided to try a chicken, lemon and olive tagine as my first dish. I combined the cooking instructions that came from Le Creuset with a recipe I got in Morocco. When I watched tagine cooking in Morocco, at various stages of cooking, they set the chimey top of the tagines on the edge of the base and ocassionally removed it from the base. I observed the cooking process done on small burners over glowing coals and on wood fired stove tops. When I made the chicken tagine, I use a FLAME TAMER (a star shaped wire that sits on the electric burner of a stove and dispurses the heat). I watched the tagine and adjusted the lid/cone as needed to more closely replicate the Moroccan style of cooking in my home kitchen. The result was fabulous. Great if you love to cook and fuss with food as I do.

I have found this to be valuable addition to my kitchen. I am interested in Mediterranen cooking and this is a traditional form in Morocco. This is a low-fuel cooker, never used above a medium setting on a cooktop and used to simmer for long periods on low or very low. Uses very little liquid with the unique Tagine shape; do not overfill or you will have a mess. This is a great way to make stews and braises! Long cooking allows flavors to mingle. It cooks for 4 but is not big enough to serve large groups unless used in a multi-course meal; a bigger size would be nice to add. Would love to have more recipes.

I bought this after trying my friends apple peeler/corer. This one is junk compared to his. It makes apple sauce, not nicely peeled apples.

I borrowed a friend's apple peeler and was amazed when I would peel, core and slice 10 apples in 10 minutes. Shortly thereafter my husband bought me my own. This one. It's even better. The Pampered Chef brand I'd borrowed had to screw onto the counter in a very akward manner. The suction cup on this one is secure and convenient! The other one didn't adjust to not core like this one does either. I've found no reason to not like it and find it's quality to be very comparable and in some points better than the more expensive one. I am very satisfied with it. However, because all things under the sun should strive to be better, I won't give it 5 stars.

I have spent several hours on the phone and on the internet trying to get replacement "covers" for my ironing board that I purchased at Costco approx 3 yrs ago. I had no trouble getting my first two replacements, but for some reason I'm getting the run around this time. The model # is EP51A and Costco members get these covers for $9.95 including shipping/handling. The quote code is: COS2222. Can you please assist me in getting these covers before I go out and buy a new ironing board that takes regular size covers and saves me all this aggravation.

Thank you for your assistance.
Maggie Burkett
magalalala@aol.com

You may want to read the description carefully, and not the contradicting "product description".

We spent over $20 w/ shipping for this item and thought we were getting an ironing board...nope. Just a stupid cover.

This is the description for the item we purchased:

"Product Description Features extra wide 18" ironing surface with solid construction for added stability. Frame is chrome plated 1" steel tubing and includes durable foam underlay pad. It has a built in underside clothes rack & a reversible iron rest. Replacement Cover available. Item 635 is not available at our store locations."

That sounds like an ironing board to me...apparently, it's just a cover. I don't see the 1" steel tubing on the cover, but I'll keep looking.

Stupid online purchases...someday we'll learn.

Sincerely,

A very unhappy customer.