Compact ice making system for slimline ice compartment

A refrigerator comprising:

• a fresh food compartment;
• a freezer compartment;
• an ice compartment disposed in the fresh food compartment;
• an ice maker assembly disposed in the ice compartment, the ice maker assembly including an ice maker tray/evaporator having an evaporator cooling tube which is die cast over-molded inside an ice maker tray portion to form a one piece unit, such that the evaporator cooling tube is in direct contact with the ice maker tray portion;
• and
• an ice bucket for storing ice, the ice bucket being disposed in the ice compartment,
• wherein the ice maker assembly and the ice bucket are arranged side-by-side in a horizontal direction within the ice compartment, and
• wherein no portion of the ice bucket is located below the ice maker assembly when the ice maker assembly is projected downward in a vertical height direction.