Rapidly cooling food and drinks

A pod comprising:

• an aluminum container having a sidewall at least partially defining an interior of the pod for ingredients to produce a cooled food or drink;
• a base attached to a first end of the sidewall of the aluminum container, the base comprising (i) a first protrusion configured to be removed from the base to form an opening for dispensing the food or drink from the pod and (ii) one or more second protrusions;
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• a cap comprising:
• a first part comprising (i) a drive configured to engage the first protrusion of the base for removing at least a portion of the first protrusion from the base to form the opening for dispensing the food or drink from the pod, (ii) a dispense port for dispensing the food or drink from the pod, and (iii) a recess or track formed on an outer periphery of the first part and extending around a circumference of the first part;
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• a second part configured to be attached to the first part, the second part defining (i) a reservoir for storing melted food or drink after the food or drink has been dispensed from the pod, and (ii) an opening for dispensing the food or drink from the pod, the reservoir being aligned with the drive and the opening being aligned with the dispense port when the first part and the second part are attached to one another, wherein the recess or track is configured to engage the one or more second protrusions of the base to axially retain the cap onto the base while allowing relative rotation between the cap and the base such that, while the cap is axially retained on the base, (i) the drive is configured to remove at least the portion of the first protrusion during a first relative rotation between the cap and the base and (ii) the dispense port is configured to be aligned with the opening formed in the base during a second relative rotation between the cap and the base.

A pod comprising:

• a body having a sidewall that extends from a first end of the body to a second end of the body to define an interior of the pod;
• ingredients disposed within the interior of the pod for producing a single serving of a cooled food or drink;
• a base attached to the first end of the pod, the base comprising a rim with at least one radially-inward facing detent, at least a portion of the base being removable via a shearing drive for dispensing the produced cooled food or drink from the pod;
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• a cap comprising the shearing drive, the shearing drive comprising a track or recess sized to engage the at least one radially-inward facing detent to axially retain the shearing drive to the base of the pod while allowing relative rotation between the cap and the base of the pod.