There are just the 2 of us and I use mine at least once a week. I have 3 sizes. The largest is used for family dinners, pork butts for freezing BBQ dinners & sandwiches or Meals on Wheels. The middle one I use for soups and chili to be put into plastic bags and frozen flat on their sides for easy storage and the small one for leftover cuts of meat for sauces, etc.