{"id":281,"date":"2006-07-25T22:04:40","date_gmt":"2006-07-25T12:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2006-07-29T23:45:24","modified_gmt":"2006-07-29T13:45:24","slug":"korjo-travel-iron-travel-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"Korjo Travel Iron – travel technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had always thought that people with travel irons were over-packed until I went on a business trip and found that the hotel had only one for 40+ conference delegates – all of whom wanted to look presentable to their European colleagues. At that point I decided that for certain destinations I would pack an iron, and not be waiting until 0600am on the morning of the conference to get my turn with the iron.<\/p>\n

\"Korjo<\/p>\n

\"Korjo<\/p>\n

Enter the dual-voltage Korjo travel iron. This is a compact iron with a near-full-size teflon coated plate. It has a folding handle which doubles as the reservoir for the water – yes it is a fully functional steam iron – ideal for those creased cotton shirts.<\/p>\n

The handle clicks securely into its upright position without any play so it has a positive feel. The steam function has no separate button – if you fill it with water and have the high heat setting selected, then you will get steam. It takes only about a minute to warm up. Do stand it on a towel though – as the steam commences it will push out a little water first and you probably don’t want that on your white shirt.<\/p>\n

The water lends weight to the iron, and it smooths the toughest creases like a bought one.<\/p>\n

The cons: The rubber stopper at the end of the iron does not like to stay in place so there can be some water leakage from there if you are a bit rough with your technique. My second minor gripe is that the sole doesn’t taper as much as a full sized iron, so it can be difficult to get between the buttons.<\/p>\n

Sum up – if you are a business traveller in Europe (where irons seem more scarce than elswhere) then this is an indispensible item to pack. It is light and compact and does the job very well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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