My mom had a huge thing we called an "ironer" when I was growing up but which I think is properly called a mangle. It was about the size of a chest freezer and it had a heated plate and a roller that dropped down and rolled the wrinkled item into pressed perfection. It was a dream for ironing tablecloths and napkins and made short work of such tasks, but my mom was a whiz with it on even blouses and slacks.

I have to say that if Rowenta makes mangles, I wouldn't mind getting one as a gift. There aren't many appliances I can say that about.

MarnaLou