Refrigerated Drawer Having an Icemaker

A refrigerated appliance comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a drawer shiftably mounted in the cabinet, said drawer including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls that collectively define a refrigerated compartment;
• an icemaker unit mounted to one of the front, rear and opposing side walls of the drawer, said icemaker unit including a housing and an ice cube mold;
• a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator;
• and
• a mounting plate attached to the housing below the ice cube mold, with the evaporator being sandwiched between the housing and the mounting plate proximate to the ice cube mold, said refrigeration system being selectively operable to provide freezing temperatures to form ice cubes in the ice cube mold and establish refrigerated temperatures above 32° F. (0° C.) in the refrigerated compartment.