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Best Clothes Steamers

We evaluated popular handheld clothes steamers to see which models excel for convenience and steam performance

By Perry Santanachote

Updated by Kala Herh

Updated March 6, 2025

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three clothes steamers on a purple background — We assessed seven handheld steamer models from Black+Decker, Chi, Conair, Jiffy, and Nori in the lab and at home.

Handheld clothes steamers can help clothes look less creased in minutes, all without the hassle of pulling out an ironing board.

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Perry Santanachote

As a multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports, Perry Santanachote covered a range of trends—from parasite cleanses to pickleball paddles. Perry was also a main producer of our Outside the Labs content, evaluating products in her tiny Manhattan apartment.