When I went to a retreat I didn't want to take my full size iron so I took a little Black and Decker travel iron that we had in the closet -- it can be dry or steam. It gets hotter than my regular iron, has a much longer cord, and no auto shut off. I use it regularly for pressing when I'm sewing -- if I'm going to iron larger pieces of fabric I use my regular iron, but for pressing as I'm sewing quilt blocks I always use the travel iron.