System, machine and method for the preparation of cooled edible products

A machine for the preparation of a cooled edible product from ingredients, said machine operative in a product preparation operational mode and a rinsing operational mode and comprising

• a processor configured to couple to a pod that holds at least some of the ingredients for the preparation of a single serving of said cooled edible product from said ingredients, the processor configured to receive at least a majority of the ingredients held by the pod and operative in the product preparation operational mode for processing the ingredients to produce said single serving of the cooled edible product therefrom;
• a dispensing outlet for dispensing the formed cooled edible product from said processor;
• and
• a removable rinsing utility configured for detachable association with the processor, comprising:
• a rinsing liquid chamber with an opening that is sealed by a user-removable lid, the rinsing liquid chamber being associated with a pump, the pump being configured to draw the rinsing liquid and propel it out of a rinsing liquid outlet through a rinsing conduit system into the processor, and
• a drainage liquid inlet formed in a portion of the user-removable lid and opens into a drainage chamber, the drainage liquid inlet being configured to form liquid communication with a drainage outlet of the processor, and configured for collecting liquid during the rinsing operational mode,
• the rinsing liquid chamber being integral with the drainage chamber along a common internal wall of the rinsing utility, and
• the rinsing utility further comprises a user-accessible handle formed on a side wall of the rinsing utility.