Instant Pot Ace Blender Cookbook: Foolproof Recipes for the Blender That Also Cooks

by America's Test Kitchen (editor)

The first fully tested cookbook for Instant Pot's original Ace Multi-Use Cooking and Beverage Blender offers an indispensable collection of 68 recipes that show how to harness this revolutionary high-speed blender (that also cooks) to produce hot soups and stews, mains and sides, dips and spreads, sauces, frozen treats, and more; all without using the stovetop.All of the recipes were developed using Instant Pot's first cooking blender, the Ace Blender. With the introduction of Instant Pot's Ace Plus Blender, we went back and retested our recipes. If you own the Ace Plus you can still make all of the recipes in this book by checking the adjustments found at www.americastestkitchen.com/aceblende... piping-hot butternut squash soup and Mexican chicken soup using the revolutionary "soup" function. Then venture beyond soups to make easy meals such as chicken cacciatore, Indian vegetable curry, and ground beef chili. You'll also and frozen desserts like Banana Ice Cream, Grapefruit-Elderberry Sorbet, and Dark Chocolate Mousse Party-ready dips and sauces, including Herbed Spinach Dip, Easy Blender Smoky Tomato and Green Pepper Salsa, Arugula and Ricotta Pesto, and Marinara SauceEffortless sides, such as Spicy Zoodles Marinara and Creamy Mashed CauliflowerRefreshing drinks, from Oat Milk with Ginger and Turmeric to Watermelon-Lime Aguas Frescas and Frozen MargaritasFilled with the best tips and techniques the test kitchen discovered while developing these recipes, this is the book every Ace Blender owner needs to get the most out of this game-changing appliance.

Genres: Cookbooks

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 11, 2019

About the author

America's Test Kitchen, based in a brand new state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston's Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America's Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America's Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook's Country, in 2008.

Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!

Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.

Reviews

[christinemm · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read America’s Test Kitchen Instant Pot Ace Blender Cookbook because I wanted to see if I should purchase the Ace blender. I respect ATK and know that they give pros and cons about products and kitchen appliances. After reading this book of 75 recipes with tips for best use, I have decided not to purchase the Ace.

The current model does not allow you to submerge the blender cup in water for cleaning and it is tricky to clean. They explained that future models plan to have the ability to remove the blades for easier cleaning. Although tips for cleaning are given on page 3, it is the type of thing where someone in the family will make a mistake and break and ruin the appliance.

There are automatic buttons for easy use for specific purposes such as smoothie, purée, crush ice, frozen desserts, soy milk, rice milk, nut and oat milks, and soup. Although ATK recommends that better food can be produced when avoiding these buttons and doing things in a different manual manner as explained in the cookbook! And as my husband commented, “We already know how to cook on the stovetop and own a Cuisinart food processor, a stick blender and an Instant Pot, why would we need the Ace Blender?”

There are good tips and hacks on pages 6-9. The rest of the book is comprised of 75 recipes, soup, main dishes, side dishes, dips and spreads and sauces, drinks and smoothies, dessert and frozen treats. Some of these are very basic things such as a fruit smoothie, piña colada, margarita, and the nut milks.

ATK put the effort into testing and making recommendations but it is the slimmest ATK cookbook I have seen. While I appreciate the tips and opinions this was a let down, rating 3 stars = It’s Okay.

[Vicky · Rating 1 out of 5]

this blender is annoying to clean. the recipes are not very easy. i have a problem eating vegetables, and for that reason alone, it was worth the purchase. unless you have a problem child, or are an adult problem child, don't waste time on this.

however.. on the positive side... it IS the only way that i will eat my vegetables. and i'm 72 years old, so that's saying something.

[Tara]

haven't tried any recipes yet so I'm waiting to rate

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love my Ace, the tomato soup is delish. The applesauce recipe is next on my list.