The Nori Press

By Scooter M., enthusiast, crease control · Published September 2, 2026

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What it actually is

It is a handheld clamping press: a hinged body with a heated plate on each jaw. You feed the fabric between them and squeeze. That is a fundamentally different mechanism from a vertical steamer, which never touches the cloth, and from an iron, which needs a surface to press against.

The consequence is that it does the twenty per cent of a shirt that a steamer cannot — collars, cuffs and plackets — without a board, and it does it in a hotel room. That is a genuinely useful niche and nothing else in this price range fills it.

Published specifications

Where it beats a travel steamer

• Crispness. A travel steamer leaves a collar soft. This sets an edge.
• No water needed for the core function. Pressing works dry; steam is an option rather than the mechanism.
• Dual voltage. Published at 120 and 220, so it travels properly.
• Small flat things. Ties, collar points, cuffs, a jacket lapel edge — all awkward for a steamer, all easy for a clamp.

Where it loses

Anything large or hanging. A dress, a coat, a pair of curtains, a wedding gown — a press has to be fed fabric a plate-width at a time, which is slow across a big garment and impossible on something that cannot be laid or held flat. It is also useless on velvet and pile, where pressure is exactly the thing to avoid.

The Nori Press

Ranked on published specifications. Tap a row for the full write-up; the price button goes to Amazon.

#	Product	Best for	Spec score	Price
1	Nori PressA clamping press, not a steamer — dual voltage, 1.4 pounds, and the only thing here that puts a crease in.	Creases a steamer cannot make	3.6/10	$119.99 · Amazon#ad

The picks in full

1. Press · Creases a steamer cannot make

Nori Press

A clamping press, not a steamer — dual voltage, 1.4 pounds, and the only thing here that puts a crease in.

3.6/10Power 0.8Heat-up 1.1Portability 9.6

Computed from published specifications only — the rubric is published in full.

$119.99 · View on Amazon

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Published specifications

Model	NPG2
Power	800 W
Tank	Not published
Heat-up	3.0 min
Weight	1.4 lb
Voltage	120V / 220V (dual)
Dimensions	14"L x 5.65"W x 3.15"H
Warranty	Not published

Source: NORI published specifications (Amazon listing), accessed September 2026.

NORI does not publish tank capacity for this model, so that figure is excluded from the score rather than estimated.

What the numbers mean

This is not a steamer and should not be judged as one. Two heated plates close on the fabric, which is the only mechanism on this site that creates a crease rather than removing one.

Dual voltage is published at 120 and 220 volts, which makes it a genuine travel option in a way most presses are not.

Three minutes to heat is the slowest published figure here, and 800 watts is modest. Both follow from heating two plates rather than boiling water.

Good

• Puts creases in — no vertical steamer can do this
• 120V and 220V published, so it travels
• 1.4 pounds and 14 inches long

Not good

• Three-minute published heat-up, the slowest here
• 800W is low, so thick fabrics take several passes
• No published tank capacity

Who should not buy it. Skip this if what you want is to hang a shirt up and hit it with steam. A press is a different job and a slower one.