Should I get an immersion blender?

I use mine quite a bit, probably one of my more useful kitchen "gadgets"

Yes. You should go online and look at some of the many uses for them.

Use mine all the time. Vinaigrettes, random sauces, whipped cream, soups, etc.

It's a shite load faster and easier than breaking out the blender.

I use mine quite a bit and they only cost about twenty bucks. Snap end off and toss in dishwasher. Easier to clean then the blender.

I clean fish with my electric knives. It works well on slicing brisket if you really want it pretty but I normally cook my brisket to shred for tacos so doesn't really work for me. I know a lot of people use it to carve turkeys but I have a asian slicing knife for that.

I use it for soups and gravies and it's great for red beans. Best of all, hardly any clean-up. Just rinse it off under hot water and you're done.

You'll find you use it more than you expected.

Absolutely you should. I use mine often enough and it is so damn convenient. They aren't that expensive and don't take a ton of space so why wouldn't you get one?

And as people have said, I use it for a lot of things I never thought about. I will be cooking something and wish the sauce were smoother and realize I can easily do that whereas before I would have never bothered.

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My main use is for pulverizing chicken salad. I can make a Calvin's chicken salad clone with my stick blender...

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I've found that a kitchen-aid mixer with the paddle attachment will shred the shite out of some chicken.

If you like multipurpose kitchen tools, look at the Bamix immersion blenders. Interchangeable blades let you pulverize, whip, chop, mince, even grind spices. Not cheap but worth it.