I just asked Siri, “How do most people relax?” She rattled off a list of activities including “Nosh on chocolate,” “Rub your feet over a golf ball,” “Count backward,” “Meditate,” and “Drip cold water on your wrists.” Siri completely missed my favorite way to relax. I iron (not to be confused with “I pump iron,” which I do not). No, really. There’s something soothing and instantly gratifying about a good iron with a heft of heat and steam gliding back and forth over wrinkled fabric. That’s why I was excited to get another request, this time from Marianne. She said: “I need a new iron. I’ve searched the Internet trying to find the best steam iron for the best price and all I get is terribly confused! Any suggestions?” I kind of jumped for joy at that question because, yes, I do have suggestions—three to be exact, based on these …
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