On my Future Husband Checklist (don’t laugh) there’s a little box that says: capable of ironing own shirts.
It’s not a deal-breaker and admittedly it isn’t at the very top of my list, but as we are an only-iron-the-bits-you-can-see kind of a household an ironing ability is more of a necessity than anything feminist directive on my part.
But then again.
I’m setting out my stall now as the presence of the new Morphy Richards Shirtmaster ironing board in my house might give any future visitors the impression that I take my ironing incredibly seriously or that I am in fact a professional ironer.
Which would be a gross misrepresentation.
This is a serious ironing board for serious ironers designed to let you iron your shirt in five easy steps due to its extra wide base. It means you can iron the back of a shirt in one go without having to move the garment.
It does the job extremely well and definitely speeds up the whole ironing process. We are now wearing our shirts with pride. But it is also larger than a nearly eight-year-old, so we might have to build a small extension to house it, or at least some sort of storage cupboard.
This is a seriously large ironing board and at RRP £79.99 it isn't cheap either.
We’re awarding it 8 out of 10. If it was smaller and lighter we’d give it a more generous 10.
Also helping with our new crease-free look is the slightly more compact Comfigrip steam iron.
Compared to my previous iron (on the right!) which would have failed the bare minimum health and safety checks, this one is great and a million times easier to use. The last steam iron I owned spilt water everywhere but this one is easy to fill and doesn’t leak at all.
At RRP £69.99 you would expect it to be excellent, and it is. It removes tough creases quicker than you can say I-haven’t-got-time-to-iron-a-shirt, and it has even got me a little bit excited about ironing.
But keep that to yourself.
We’re awarding it 10 out of 10 although compared to my previous relic it was always going to outshine it.
Disclosure: We received the Shirtmaster and the Comfigrip iron free of charge to review as members of the Morphy Richards Innovators Scheme.
Wow! That is SOME ironing board. Like you I'm not one for 'de-creasing', I prefer to buy things that are either supposed to look crumpled or dry within minimum creas-age lol. (Lazy? Moi?) But if it was easier as you say... might be tempted. Thanks for the review :D
Posted by: mummy@bodfortea | May 21, 2011 at 07:15 AM
LOl I don't even think my husband know what an ironing board looks like.
Posted by: Susanna | May 21, 2011 at 10:17 AM
My ex-husband knew how to iron, but sadly his dirty socks and boxer shorts were never able to make it into the laundry basket as they couldn't get beyond the end of the bed. So, like you, I have a future husband wishful thinking list.
Let me know when you find your future H and see if he has a brother. x
Posted by: Jo | May 21, 2011 at 11:13 AM
I'm not a fan of ironing either and try to avoid it as much as possible. But anything that gets it done in half the time makes me slightly tempted to dip into my ironing pile!
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | May 21, 2011 at 08:12 PM
Shocking Susanna. Show him this post!
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | May 21, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Oh we'll have to compare future husband wishful thinking lists! I'm getting less fussy as the years go on. I'd draw the line at dirty socks on the floor though! Let me know if you meet any nice brothers too. x
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | May 21, 2011 at 08:14 PM
He does know where the rubbish bins are, so I give him a bit of slack!
Posted by: Susanna | May 22, 2011 at 07:54 AM
As irons go, that's an impressive one. Now if only I can persuade the missus to pull the little bar when she's putting up/taking down the ironing board...makes an awful screeching sound otherwise.
Graham
Posted by: Graham Cox @ Wellies And Worms | May 24, 2011 at 01:26 PM
Thanks Graham, You could always buy her a new one.
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | May 24, 2011 at 01:31 PM
Hi Rosie,
Just wanted to say thanks for the review. Glad you got on well. We'll make a pro ironer out of you yet! By the way, what was your old iron? Perhaps you should keep it stored away for pure retro value.
Posted by: Tom Craik (Morphy Richards) | June 01, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Thanks for sending us the products Tom. Our old iron was Morphy Richards too, I think from the days when irons were first invented judging by the look of it. Probably worth a small fortune. Off to check!
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | June 01, 2011 at 11:20 AM