Countertop appliance with integrated ice dispenser and dual mixing mechanisms

A countertop kitchen appliance, comprising:

• a housing defining a lower compartment and an upper compartment;
• an ice and water dispenser assembly operably positioned on a front panel of the housing;
• a mixing assembly operably positioned on said front panel of the housing adjacent to said ice and water dispenser assembly, said mixing assembly including (1) a first mixing mechanism and (2) a second mixing mechanism;
• wherein said first mixing mechanism includes:
• a first motor situated in said lower compartment and operably coupled to a first actuator, the first actuator being configured to rotate when energized;
• a first power source electrically coupled to the first motor;
• a first input control electrically connected to the first power source and to the first motor;
• wherein said second mixing mechanism includes:
• a second motor situated in said upper compartment and operably coupled to an elongate mixing rod, the elongate mixing rod having a first end coupled to the second motor and a second end having a mixing blade;
• a second power source electrically coupled to the second motor;
• a second input control electrically connected to the second power source and to the second motor;
• a drinking vessel selectively positionable within the housing and configured to receive liquid contents therein, the drinking vessel including:
• a cup having a bottom wall with an interface that is selectively and releasably coupled to the first actuator and configured to rotate therewith;
• when said first motor is energized;
• a blade member disposed within the cup and operatively coupled to the interface so as to rotate therewith for mixing contents within the cup;
• and
• a pitcher selectively positionable under the second mixing mechanism and configured to receive the elongate mixing rod therein such that the mixing blade extends into the interior of the pitcher.