Provided is a novel system, machines and consumables, and method for preparation of cooled edible products from their ingredients, for example, in a portioned amount constituting a defined number of servings which may be 1, 2, 3, etc. are provided. One example of such an edible product is ice cream.

A micro puree machine including a housing, a power shaft, a bowl assembly and a platform. The power shaft extends from the housing. The bowl assembly including at least one locking bowl element. The platform includes at least one complementary locking platform element that is configured to engage the at least one locking bowl element such that rotation of the bowl assembly relative to the platform is prevented at times the bowl assembly is positioned thereon. The platform is rotatable from a first position to a second position relative to the housing such that the platform raises the bowl assembly towards the power shaft during the rotation of the bowl assembly and platform. The raising of the bowl assembly facilitates connection between the power shaft and a blade assembly that is positioned in a lid assembly on the bowl assembly.

The present invention provides a beverage machine with at least three distinct zones 1, 3, 4. A first zone 1 for storing a liquid or semi-liquid product at ambient temperature, a second zone 3 for processing the stored product, in particular for cooling the product to a predetermined serving temperature, and a third zone 4 for storing the cooled product and maintaining it at the predetermined serving temperature. From the third zone 4 an iced beverage can be dispensed.

A device for shredding deep-frozen food products provided in block form comprises a tool which is rotated around an axis of rotation (X) and advanced towards the block, thereby scraping off layers from the block. The device comprises two drive motors for generating rotational and feed movements of the tool, which can be controlled separately, at least one being of variable-speed. The device also includes a gear arrangement coupled to the drive motors in such a way that only one of the drive motors rotates the tool and other drive motors together serve to feed the tool, in a way that at a certain rotational speed ratio of the two drive motors the tool is rotated without axial movement of the latter and, at other rotational speed ratios advancing or retracting movement of the tool along the axis of rotation (X) occurs.

The disclosure extends to apparatuses, methods, and systems, for producing frozen confections and conditioning ice for use in frozen confections. The disclosure further extends to apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing a frozen confection machine that is portable and sized for easy storage as well as a portable frozen convection experience.

A method for manufacturing a mixed drink confection, including combining one or more non-alcoholic ingredients with one or more alcoholic ingredients to form a liquid mix formulation, and cryogenically freezing the liquid mix formulation to form a plurality of cryogenically frozen beads of the liquid mix formulation by dripping the liquid mix formulation into a cryogenic liquid.

A refrigerator appliance is provided and may include a cabinet, a door, a sealed cooling system, an ice crusher motor, and a frozen beverage unit. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be attached to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the chilled chamber. The door may include a door liner defining an icebox compartment. The sealed cooling system may be in fluid communication with the icebox compartment to circulate air within the refrigerator appliance. The ice crusher motor may be mounted within the icebox compartment. The frozen beverage unit may include a freezing tank and a rotatable auger. The rotatable auger may extend into the freezing tank and in operable attachment with the ice crusher motor.

Applicants have created an improved multi-flavor food and/or beverage dispenser including an improved nozzle for injection of flavored liquids into a base liquid. The apparatuses and systems described herein can be used with different food and beverage products including, but not limited to, frozen carbonated beverages, frozen alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, frozen yogurts, frozen ice creams and other dispensable food and beverage products.

An individual frozen drink dispenser includes a housing having a base configured to support a blender cup, a dispensing chamber disposed above the blender cup and configured to support a frozen beverage container containing frozen ingredients suitable for preparing a frozen drink, at least one dispensing mechanism configured to move from a pre-dispense position to a dispense position in which the dispensing mechanism drives the frozen ingredients from the frozen beverage container into the blender cup, and a drive mechanism coupled to the housing and configured to drive the movement of the dispensing mechanism from the pre-dispense position to the dispense position. A method of preparing a frozen drink is further disclosed.

A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid products comprises: a container adapted to contain a liquid or semi-liquid base product; a thermal treatment system associated with the container to cool or heat the walls of the container; a stirrer equipped with a plurality of radial vanes and, in use, mounted inside the container to mix the liquid base product inside the container; the machine being characterized in that it further comprises a basket having a plurality of through openings on its walls, defining an internal space for containing flavorings or the like and, in use, mounted inside the container.