At my LQS the owner has us garage-sale-shoppers look for old irons w/o steam - so the sole has no holes and they generally get hotter. (No incontinence, Ricky!) Well, I was sooo excited to find a brand new dry iron for sale in a catalog recently (the Vermont Country Store, I think is the name. It actually said that quilters had been asking for them!) that I ordered one right away. It arrived yesterday but I haven't had time to try it out yet. I'll keep you posted.