ok, so I am very tempted to get us a slow cooker. All this yummy talk has convinced me it could be just the thing to try for simmering something to get it real tender or to put a meal on earlier in the day so every day in late afternoon I dont have to be starting on a meal. Could be good when baby arrives too....and when DH starts work and me and DS want to eat before he gets home!

...anyway, what I need to ask is advise about the different types of cookers about. Brands, prices, sizes, quality all that stuff.