Jiffy Steamer 0111 Jiffy Original Hat Steamer, Stainless Steel, Gray

I am a custom hat maker and it was time to upgrade. The Jiffy Steamer does the job. It was a very fair price. It appears to be well made, robust and produces enough volume of steam to get the job done.

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I'm going to say right up front, this was an excellent purchase! I bought this primarily for my three Resistol beaver fur cowboy hats. I've been shaping and reshaping my brims for around 25 years or so. I've used tea kettles and small pots with vented lids mostly. This last year I broke down and purchased a "garment" steamer from Walmart, I found out that my steam iron did a better job. I've looked at "professional" type hatters steamers before but the price was always too far out my reach for the average joe. Then I see the Jiffy Hat Steamer and it comes in just under $150. I've worn cowboy hats for most of my life and I figure I'll wear them til the day I die, so the investment of the Jiffy steamer was easily justified. Using the Jiffy Steamer is as easy as it comes. You fill up the water jug and tighten the cap, insert the jug into the steamers jug receptacle, plug in the power cord and turn on the power switch. I think it was about two minutes and steam was shooting from the spout. You get a nice steady blast of steam, and only steam, there was no water spitting like what I'd get from my steam iron. Even my garment steamer would spit water if you over filled it, and that thing would have to be refilled a couple of times to get the job done on even one hat. In less than 15 minutes, I lowered the crowns on two of my hats and reshaped the brims on all three. I turned off the unit and unplugged it, let it cool for a few minutes then emptied the water from the jug and just turned the unit upside down over the sink and emptied out the excess water in the unit and set on the counter to dry. In my neck of the woods, a store will charge you $25 a pop to do a block and brim shape, that means for the price to do my hats twice, I can buy the Jiffy steamer.........well, that's what I did. Once I do my hats a second time, the steamer will have paid for itself and to think, after that, my brim shaping will be free............you gotta love that!! This Jiffy steamer is easy to use and it does a great job, no interruptions of having to refill with water so it's also very convenient to use. I'm loving this purchase and glad I did it. Highly recommended!

Great hat shaper

I purchased this steamer because my wool baseball hats had shrunked from exposure to sweat. I also have some western hats that needed to be reshaped and resized from years of abuse. The steamer is very well made and comes fully assembled. You fill up the plastic bottle with distilled water and place it in the unit. There is a check valve in the bottle to prevent spills. After turning on the power steam becomes available in about 2-3 minutes. I had no problem using the unit to resize and reshape my hats and it makes plenty of steam. As a note of caution, this is not a toy and should not be used by children without adult supervision. The steam can easily cause burns if your hands get too close to the nozzle. Also, if you are planning on resizing you hats you will also need to buy a hat stretcher. I purchased the one made by Killer Hats and it works well.