From Freezer to Instant Pot: The Cookbook: How to Cook No-Prep Meals in Your Instant Pot Straight from Your Freezer (Instant Pot Bible, 2) Paperback – Illustrated, July 16, 2019

This cookbook is truly unique, in that it expands the meaning of "pantry cooking" to include food straight from the freezer, no thawing required. The aim is to take no-prep cooking as far as possible, with the best result possible. Judging by the 2 recipes I've made, the authors hit their goal. I will update when I've cooked more.The book has fairly standard chapter organization, with Soups, Noodles, Chicken & Turkey, Beef, Pork, Fish & Shellfish. There are no breakfasts or desserts, and no photos. The Index is a good one, with both recipe name, category and ingredient listings for all recipes, so it's no problem to find any recipe in the book, whether you know what you want to cook or simply have an ingredient to use up. There's a little something for everyone cuisine-wise, but please use Look Inside to read the Index before you buy. I do this whenever the option is there, and it's saved me from being disappointed many times over.The authors use some unusual ingredients in a handful of recipes, such as Steak-umm sliced steaks (frozen shaved steaks can be used instead) in Beef and Noodle Stroganoff (photo) and frozen quesadillas (freeze your own if you want) to make Tortilla Soup. But don't be put off by that, those are rare exceptions, and as I noted in the parentheses, you can always opt for an unprocessed substitute. When we do need to use something specific, like frozen quesadillas, the reason for it is explained in the recipe headnotes. As with the authors' Instant Pot Bible, the Introduction contains vital information, as do the chapter notes at the beginning of each chapter. Take the time to read them, you'll get better results if you do.I've already made All-American Chili (it's a Road Map in the IP Bible) and tonight made Beef and Noodle Stroganoff, using Steak-umm (because I've never had it before in all my life). Both meals were good. The stroganoff was the easiest I've ever made and showed me how this book will fulfill it's promise. If you opt for frozen onions, there is literally no prep work beyond measuring. It is truly dump cooking at it's best, with a very good flavor-to-effort ratio, and not even a single can of cream of mushroom soup.Like the Instant Pot Bible, this book has some recipes that are called Road Maps. They're what others would call base or master recipes. They list options for most ingredients, like varying the meat, seasonings, sauce ingredients, and so on. Some examples from this book are Burgers, Ravioli, Roast Chicken and Pot Pie. All are endlessly variable, as long as you follow the basic rules and measurements of the recipe. All in all, I think this is an Instant Pot book worth owning, especially if you sometimes forget to thaw the whatever-it-was for tonight's dinner.

I received a free digital copy of the book from Netgalley. After looking through about half of the book, and cooking a few recipes, I went ahead and ordered a paper copy of the book from amazon. I really loved the recipes. Easy, quick, and really good. And spoiled kids ate it. The recipes are charted with all the times and settings. I like that they list possible substitutions where they will work, but caution about something that will not.

There's a good selection of recipes in this book, however, I didn't know all the ingredients were in the metric system of measurement. I have to convert everything before putting it together.

Great book, good recipes

This is a European version. Measurements are mostly metric. I returned first copy sent but exchanged version was still metric. Would like to get a version in American measurements.

I’m reading it not, perfect condition

I really like this. I cant cook red meat for nothing unless it is hamburger. I was able to make some great dishes with this book.

I made the Avocado White Chicken Chili, substituting green enchilada sauce with green chilies, for one of the cans of green chilies. It is delicious and very easy to make! So far there are about 5 recipes that I will try.

Very helpful for a new instant pot user that never has time to thaw frozen meat. Easy to follow recipes, some new ones I’ve never heard of.

American book, so a bit limited for the UK market

Very well written, this book gives lots of adaptable "road-map" recipes and great ideas for using your Instant Pot for quick meals. Don't begrudge the price, it's worth every penny.

This book is ok...but I would have like more recipes that were almost the everyday type thing. A lot of the recipies, I would never make. I"m sure there are a lot of ppl out there that would love these...but for me, not so much. HOwever....there are quite a few recipes that I can't wait to try.

This book is great for anyone who is short on time. Many good recipes that are easy to follow