The stirring apparatus includes a stirring beater configured to be coaxially disposed in a mixing chamber of a freezing cylinder in a rotatable manner for pushing a mixture flowed in the mixing chamber in an inner spiral manner, and one or more scraper blades. The stirring beater includes one or more helical stirring paddles supported by a central frame and spirally extended along a length of the mixing chamber. The one or more scraper blades are mounted along the one or more helical stirring paddles respectively to define a helical diameter matching with an inner diameter of the mixing chamber of the freezing cylinder such that each of the one or more scraper blades is capable of scrapping against an inner surface of the freezing cylinder while a rotation of the stirring beater within the mixing chamber of the freezing cylinder

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.

The invention relates to alcohol-containing food products, in particular to ice-cream-type products and other soft or semi-soft solid food products containing high levels of alcohol, and improved processes for their preparation. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide improved processes for providing alcoholic food products that retain a creamy texture and favorable homogeneity, stability and viscosity over a wide range of temperatures commonly used during storage and serving. The invention further provides alcohol-containing food products characterized by particularly advantageous physical properties, nutritional values and palatability.

A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid food products, includes: a first processing container for processing a liquid or semi-liquid base product and defining a processing chamber; a stirrer for mixing the product in the first processing container; a thermal system including a heat exchanger, associated with the first processing container; a drive and control unit, connected to the stirrer and to the thermal system to control them; a user interface including a display and a selection control configured to rotate and/or to be moved in at least one direction, the user interface being configured to allow selections to be made and, being connected to the control unit, to send commands for controlling the thermal system and the stirrer.

The invention relates to compositions and methods for stabilizing and enhancing the viscosity of semisolid compositions, and to the production of stabilized alcohol-containing semisolid food products. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to novel stabilizers for semisolid compositions, to alcohol-containing semisolid food compositions comprising them, and to processes for the preparation and use thereof. Further, the invention in embodiments thereof provides non-liquid food products containing a high alcohol content, which are stable at room temperature and do not necessitate the use of gelling agents or other chemical stabilizers.

A machine (1) for dispensing an ice beverage in the form of a pourable homogenous mixture of ground ice, liquid and flavour ingredients such as fruit, vegetables, fruit juice, milk, yoghurt or the like. The machine (1) includes a blending unit (3) for blending the constituents of the ice beverage, and an ice dispensing unit (5) for supplying ice to the blending unit (3). The ice dispensing unit (5) includes a portion control device for measuring a predetermined quantity of ice required for blending. The blending unit (3) includes a bendable spout (41) for selectively releasing blended constituents from the blending unit (3). The ice dispensing unit (5) is advantageously able to dispense accurate portions of ice and does not require connection to an external water line or access to a floor drain. The blending unit (3) is advantageously able to produce and pour an ice beverage without requiring a blending container (43) of the unit (3) to be tilted, turned upside down and shaken.

A machine for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products, includes, in combination: a container for containing liquid or semi-liquid products; a thermal treatment cylinder contained inside the container and having an axis that is inclined relative to the vertical; a stirrer mounted to the outside of the thermal treatment cylinder; a thermal system including a heat exchanger associated with the thermal treatment cylinder, wherein the container for containing liquid or semi-liquid products is defined by a first, inside wall and a second, outside wall, the first, inside wall and the second, outside wall forming between them a gap that is not affected by the liquid or semi-liquid products.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems, for producing frozen confections and conditioning ice for use in frozen confections. An apparatus includes a housing comprising an inner cavity defined by a sidewall and an ice conditioning blade disposed within the sidewall of the housing. The apparatus includes a paddle wheel disposed within the inner cavity of the housing. The apparatus includes a drive coupler for communicating with a motor, wherein the drive coupler communicates power from the motor to the paddle wheel.

A stirrer of a machine for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products, rotating about an axis, comprises: a first end element and a second end element; longitudinal elements extending along the axis between the first end element and second end element; scraping elements which are removably couplable to the longitudinal elements, the scraping elements having a portion that is partly helical in shape.

A method for dispensing a beverage container to a consumer. The method includes receiving in a beverage container dispenser a first beverage container that contains a beverage corresponding to a beverage selection of a user. The method further includes dispensing a second beverage container containing the beverage from a temperature-regulated compartment of the beverage container dispenser. The second beverage container that is dispensed from the temperature-regulated compartment corresponds to the beverage selection of the user.