The best part of the water tank is its wide, flat shape, one of several details that set the Sunbeam apart.
#Standing steam iron portable
I tested three basic types of steamers for this guide: midsize handheld models, which look like small dumbbells and are a good choice if you steam semi-regularly small portable models (shaped like a pitcher), which hold a few ounces of water and are best for light use and full-size, floor-standing models (similar in size to a vacuum cleaner), which have a rod to hang your garments and the biggest tanks, so you can steam for long stretches without refilling. Steamers are also a convenient way to smooth wrinkled curtains or drapes-without having to take them down. They work best-and fastest-on thinner fabrics like silk and polyester, which you probably don’t want to iron anyway for fear of scorching them.
Steamers generally heat up in a couple of minutes, and the top ones we’ve tested melt away wrinkles with very little effort. If you choose to hand-wash your delicate items at home ( we have guidelines on what can and can’t skip the dry cleaner), a steamer can smooth out wrinkles and help everything look professionally cleaned and pressed. Over time, a steamer can also save you money normally spent at the dry cleaner. If you own a lot of delicate fabrics, or if you just need to freshen up the occasional piece of clothing or linen, a steamer will be a solid addition to your laundry arsenal, and it might even be a replacement for an iron. It has a one-year limited warranty, which is typical for small, inexpensive steamers. If you think you’ll use a steamer regularly, invest in the well-made Sunbeam, but if you just need to smooth a wrinkle now and then-at home or while traveling-the Conair is a solid choice. It has a relatively small water tank (5 ounces the portables I tried ranged from 5 to 8 ounces), and it did spit some water when in use, but it left fewer wet spots on clothes than the other portables I tried. It was also one of the only steamers of this size (often called “portable” or “travel steamers”) I tested in 2019 that didn’t pour water out of the spout when tipped over.
It’s less than half the price of the Sunbeam, and it was more effective at smoothing wrinkles than any other steamer I tried in its price range (most of which were junky). If you want a steamer on hand to occasionally freshen up a suit or a delicate top or to pack in your suitcase, you probably don’t need anything fancier than the Conair Complete Steam Hand Held Fabric Steamer (GS2). We’ll be testing alternatives but if you need a midsize steamer right now, we recommend our second favorite model, the Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam. It also includes a “steam handle,” a snap-on accessory that helped protect my fingers from the scalding steam and let me get up close to tough wrinkles. Plus, it has a trigger button to switch between a steady flow or short bursts. It was the only steamer I tried that had a heat-up metal strip above the steam opening, which helped smooth fabrics (much like an iron would), and it was the only one with a switch to control the force of steam (low or high).
#Standing steam iron full
The Sunbeam weighed just over 4 pounds with a full water tank (other midsize steamers we tested weighed between 2½ and 5 pounds), yet it was the most balanced and comfortable to hold for several minutes.
It was also one of the only handheld steamers that didn’t leave wet spots on test fabrics. Like most of the midsize handheld steamers I tested, the Sunbeam Power Steam Fabric Steamer produced ample steam for the job, and it was easier to hold and more thoughtfully designed than the competition.
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