Rowenta Handheld Steamer for Clothes, X-Cel, 1600 Watts, 40-Second Fast Heat-Up, Powerful Continuous or On Demand Steam, 1600 Watts, Portable Clothes Steamer, Travel Must Have, Navy Blue, DR8120

The Rowenta X-Cel DR8120 is a 1600W handheld steamer built for people who steam a mix of fabrics. It costs about $75 and has a 4.2-star average from roughly 5,700 Amazon ratings. It's the "best for mixed fabrics" pick in our best handheld clothes steamer guide.

The specs, in plain terms

It heats up in 40 seconds, the slowest of the steamers we recommend, though still quicker than setting up an ironing board. The removable 190 ml (about 6.4 oz) tank gives about 10 minutes of continuous steam.

The useful part is control. You get delicate and turbo settings, plus a choice of continuous steam or on-demand bursts. That helps if you go from a silk blouse to a cotton shirt in one session.

It has a heated soleplate with a ceramic coating that glides across fabric, so you can smooth collars and plackets better than with an open nozzle.

What's in the box

Four accessories: a fabric brush, a steam bonnet, a door hook and a crease attachment. The door hook is more useful than it sounds, since steaming works best on hanging fabric.

Who it's for

• Wardrobes with a mix of delicates and everyday cotton
• People who like a trigger for bursts of steam instead of constant flow
• Anyone who wants a heated plate from a long-standing iron brand

Who should skip it

At about $75 it's the priciest pick on our list. The Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam costs less and has more power (1875W) and a bigger tank. If you mainly travel, the Rowenta Pure Pop is smaller and heats in 15 seconds.

Getting the most from it

Use the delicate setting for silk and thin synthetics, and steam silk from the inside. Our how to use a handheld clothes steamer guide has fabric-by-fabric technique and the descaling routine. The complete clothes steamer guide covers which fabrics you should never steam.