The Dream Machine

"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint."

-Erma Bombeck


I have to be honest and tell you that I am 100% completely obsessed with my Jiffy Steamer. My ability to iron is probably that of a 6 year old. Instead of ironing my clothes, I would lazily send them to the dry cleaners so I could wear them without wrinkles. I quickly learned that it was an unnecessary expense. I came across the Jiffy steamer while I was working as a merchandiser for a speciality home store. I relied on the steamer to steam the the bed linens and curtains for windows and photo shoots. I decided one day to purchase the steamer for myself soon after and have become dependant upon it ever since. I am now able to wear what I want when I want to wear it and my sheets no longer have wrinkles in them.

Most people have owned or used a steamer before. I know that I have personally tried several different steamers and they never seemed to work properly. The problem with most of these steamers is that they leak, they take forever to heat up, and they just do not work. The Jiffy steamer is the only steamer that has continued to work for me after 4 years.

The Jiffy Steamer has been made in the USA since 1940. There are many different types of Jiffy Steamers that work well, but I prefer to use the residential garment steamer model #J2. This steamer is very narrow measuring 14"x8"x64" and has wheels that allow you to move it where ever needed. Unlike other steamers where it takes 10 minutes to heat, the Jiffy steamer heats up in about 1 minute and has a 2 hour steam time.

There are several important things to know about steaming garments. It is much more easy to steam something when it is on a flat service. I usually use my bed as my "ironing board" which works out perfectly. Also, when you are steaming your bedding linens you should do so when they are already on your bed.It cuts down on time and is not as difficult. Another important thing to remember is that you should not steam directly on any silk. It will leave weird indentations on your garment. Instead, you should hold the steamer at a distance to release the wrinkles.

The residential garment steamer by Jiffy is priced retail at $189.00, but I found a Jiffy distributor that sells them for $128.42 with a 1 year warranty at "Sew Vac Direct" http://www.sewvacdirect.com/

Despite this post coming across as an infomercial, I wanted to share with you this fabulous machine in the hopes that it relieves you of stressful ironing experiences and wrinkles!

Love, Lili