I have one but I also have Miele washer/dryer. My dryer has a setting for rotary iron so leaves things damp for the iron. I do spray as I go for some things. I press kitchen towels and sheets mostly with it and I've always been pleased.

I've had mine for many years. It has a learning curve, most definitely. Cotton sheets need to be damp. I partially dry, sprinkle and keep things in a Hefty big sac bag. That can go in the fridge if you dont get through everything. Those need to be ironed on hot setting to get smooth. I roll each side lengthwise then across. I dont iron down folds as that can become permanent. I let the fold hang off the end. I put down a sheet or tablecloth to keep things clean -- they will hang on the floor.

Linen can be slightly wetter as it dries faster. I've had super results on towels, placemats and napkins.

The only other good method is a steam iron with a tank.

There was a thread with a discussion of how wonderful neighborhood laundries were. Those can never be replaced.

Thanks SO much! I will try again later today. Yes, I DO have a big pile of bedding to get ironed!

I also have a Miele ironer as rococogurl. Had for 8 years I think.

You can not take stuff out of the washer and iron. Tumble dry till irondry in dryer or dry and then spray witha sprayer and let sit dor a while so the whole garment is damp and then iron.

I do sheets, pillowcases, napkins, placemats, tablecloths, kitchentowls, tried t-shirts and pants but those are better with an iron.

I do fold sheets once and then iron both sides, i feel that I get a good result. Tablecloths takes 4 goes through the ironer, twice per side.

I would not be with out it but If I were to buy again I would do the one with steam.

I would think the steam one would be awesome. It's not even in the Miele Canada site I assume because it's a professional one. Costco.ca has it online here but way more than I paid for mine.

What a score on that iron! So jealous. Also, you've quelled my yearning for Matouk.

Think Matouk does a nice job with their sateen - I have a few pillow cases. But they tried to make 109% cotton percale no-iron and it was a disaster. I adore my Cologne and Cotton sheets/cases!

I only have one Matouk sateen sheet and it doesn't play nicely with the rotary iron. The weave makes it stick to the roller and I need to fight to keep it from rolling onto itself.

Percale irons beautifully as does linen.

King sheets can be done in 3 passes, lengthwise. Right side first, then center, then I remove it and flip it over and do the left. Then I fold crosswise and do the open ends so the hem is smooth. Easy to fold after that.

Don't advise folding and ironing down the crease. It can become permanent.

I've been playing with one of my super-large queen size sheets now for a couple of days. It has been a challenge - a huge wet sheet in ones lap!

I think I finally have the folding right. I like the way my Chinese lady folded my sheets - made it very easy to line them up on the bed. Remember, these are extra long, extra wide sheets so maneuvering after the sheet is opened all the way on the bed, is a royal pain! The fold lines help my cleaning woman, and my grandsons (had one over today putting twin sheets on the guest room beds for house guests who are coming in about 3 weeks - take grandson help when I can get it!).

My ironing lady did one fold top to bottom with the wrong side of the hem on the outside of the fold. I ran it through the rotary iron 4 times - once in each direction as it's so huge. Then I lay the sheet on two card tables pushed together and folded it again top, but this time from side to side. Did that one time on each edge as it was still too large to fit in the rotary all at once. Then a 2nd fold again side to side. This time, it went through in one swipe, but I did do it both sides. I hung it on the rod to cool and then folded it top to bottom and then in thirds. This is how she did it.

These sheets have had creases ironed into them now for 14 years and show no problems. And as I said, those creases help line the sheets up on the bed.

I did find that putting a tall laundry basket next to the iron was helpful - with the amount of dog hair on my basement rug, a sheet on the floor is a disaster! My cleaning woman only vacuums down here about every 3 months and the dog and I spend a LOT of time in the basement - my desktop computer and all my breathing therapy machines are down here, in addition to w/d. I can't haul the vacuum down the steps, have no intention of buying a 3rd vacuum (have one for each floor upstairs), and shouldn't be vacuuming anyway - very bad for my breathing.

I'm very pleased with the results so far, but I still find that ironing wet is the best way. I was taught this decades ago by a lovely woman in our church who was head of the alter guild committee. She grew up in the deep south in a wealthy family that had a laundress who really knew her stuff (those women in those days could IRON!). She taught us that linen MUST always be ironed wet as it's fibers start pulling up the minute any heat hits it. If flattened by a hot iron, they stay flat and that's what gives ironed linen it's lovely smooth, silky feel with some crispness. I can't tell you how many linen napkins I scorched before I learned this as I kept trying spray starch or fabric finisher to no avail but to the result of stuff on the bottom of my iron.

Over time, I realized the same is true of good 100% cotton with long fibers. Ironing them while wet, either straight from the washer or the freezer (they WILL mildew in the refrigerator rather quickly), gives that same crisp, silky smooth result. Just allow them to fully air dry before putting them in the linen closet. I'm now just leaving them hanging on the bar of the rotary iron - works perfectly - then I fold them and take them upstairs.

Two more sets of sheets and cases to wash/iron and then I've got a full linen closet! Hooray! It's really kind of fun doing this!

Enjoy reading the detailed success stories here on the rotary iron usage.

How well does it work with a fitted sheet?

I imagine the fitted sheets with elastic only at the corners (versus around the entire sheet) is going to be much easier!

I've never ironed a fitted sheet in my life! It's enough trouble just folding the danged things! If they fit fairly tightly and are good quality cotton, they smooth out just fine. I cannot imagine wrestling a fitted sheet through a rotary iron.

I just roll the top of the fitted sheet. Heat and elastic aren't a good combo

I've been trying to figure out how to use a rotary iron on a fitted sheet for a few years now. With no real success.

I want to make creases, where top and the side of the mattress meet and the top flat-lying part of the fitted sheet folds over the side of the mattress. The elastic makes this difficult and complicated to to.

The only reliable thing I've figured out is to fold with the elastic edges just outside the LH side of the roller. It's not perfect or easily accomplished.

For the shorter of the two ends of the sheet, the ends that go on the top and bottom of a mattress, I can almost stretch out the crease with my hands in the two corners, holding the crease tight and get about 90% of it pressed in one press, but again not perfect.

I suspect the difficulty in ironing fitted sheets is why hotels use all flat sheets, and iron them flat, instead of using fitted sheets.

For folding a fitted sheet these youtube videos show how, it actually works as quickly as shown and there are helpful instructions on how to neatly fold to store:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5k9nWcuFc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZsCCQzok7Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYVxyOJsFqg

Anglophilia - I am so jealous of your score of a Miele mangle/rotary iron! I have been haunting my local Craig's List for months, and all I ever see are ancient iron-age types, no Mieles! You are lucky - have fun with it and keep posting so I can live vicariously through you. :)

Hello, I have a Miele Rotary iron and I have to (sadly) say that I don't like it . I am German and I have a home in the US and in Germany . I also have a rotary iron in both places and my rotary in Germany is AMAZING ...I never need to run a sheet through the iron twice ..it becomes perfectly flat and smooth and I know it's because of the electricity. I have a Cordes rotary in Germany and I got it used on eBay for $50 and it works like a charm. I payed over $2000K for my Miele and it's collecting dust in my guest room closet. The Miele just doesn't get hot enough ... such a bummer.

Sadly, most of the previous posters have passed on or left the group. 😢

I used my rotary iron this afternoon on some sheets, coincidentally right after readind the latest post.

I'm wondering if beatep's machine needs a service/repair call. Using my iron with the heat setting on high, the third of three settings, I can see steam coming off damp sheets and pillow cases when running them through the roller. That means the temp is at least 212 F.

In fact with a high setting and a wide sheet enough steam comes off that it condenses on the white surfaces, and if you allow the ironed sheet to contact the condensed water drops you have to run that part of the sheet through the roller again to dry off the wet spots.