Definitely get one. Although our family is small (Himself and me, plus two cats) I cook large amounts, then we have our meals for the next few nights taken care of. Not so long ago I cooked this which has to be the yummiest meat I have ever had; we had a few hot dinners (it was a big leg of lamb) and lunch sandwiches too. Other recipes on Julie's site are good too, and she uses the slow cooker a fair bit - Julie is a food writer in Calgary.

I second the bit above about getting an oval shape rather than round, and go up a size - rather than getting the smallest size, go for the next size. You can always cook a smaller amount in a larger pot but you can't fit a joint of meat in some of the small cookers. It's wonderful for making soup in cold (or any other!) weather to.

Cheers
JennieG