We find the Expert Finish iron warms up quickly to operating temperature, but does not "beep" when arriving at that temperature. We like the visual display of fabric temperatures and the buttons on the side that control the heat levels. The iron produces good amounts of steam and is not too heavy for a senior citizen. The soleplate is indeed non-stick. In filling the iron with water, the water inlet cover does not have an "open" position where the cover is held open while filling is going on. Also, we find the filling process is slow, that the iron regurgitates the water if the operator tries to fill it too fast. Surely, you can do better than that. Also, the iron uses, in our opinion, a lot of water to produce the steam. It requires fairly frequent fill-ups when you have a large amount of ironing. Overall, though, you have a good product. It just could use a little upgrade here and there.