My husband came into the kitchen while I was ironing and said what’s so great about this iron I pointed the iron At him and I pushed the steam button and it sprayed out a good 3 to 4 feet of steam out at him and I said that’s what’s so good.  There’s so much steam it practically raises off the board.  However if you Have arthritis in your hands you may want a different iron cause this has some weight to it.