Why the right iron still matters, even in a non-iron world
Shortly after I got married, I was tasked with ironing my husband’s shirts. I was confident that he would be impressed by my ironing skills; after all, my Hungarian mother taught me, so I definitely knew how to iron a shirt. The only issue was, my husband was used to sending his shirts to “The Chinaman” (Boro Park natives will understand).
Not to be confused with the cleaners, “The Chinaman” operated out of a tiny store and only did shirts, apparently. He starched them to a level no one could ever hope to replicate. Trust me, I tried!
Today, every shirt and pair of pants proudly displays the non-iron symbol as its biggest selling point, as do most tablecloths and many linens. But I have a small confession to make: I still love ironing. I iron my linens, tablecloths, even those non-iron shirts.
Not all irons were created equal, and a stronger iron definitely makes ironing a lot easier.
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