Refrigerator appliance and method for use with single serve dispenser

A refrigerator appliance for use with a single serve dispenser, comprising:

• a cabinet defining a chilled chamber for receiving food or beverage items for storage, the cabinet defining an opening for accessing the chilled chamber;
• a door mounted to the cabinet at the opening of the cabinet, the door defining a dispenser recess;
• and
• a dispensing assembly, the dispensing assembly comprising:
• an outlet conduit configured for flowing a liquid therefrom, the outlet conduit disposed in the dispenser recess;
• a housing for supporting the single serve dispenser, the housing disposed in the dispenser recess;
• a pressure compensation flow control valve upstream of and in fluid communication with the outlet conduit, the pressure compensation flow control valve outputting liquid at a generally constant pressure;
• a supply valve actuatable to an open position wherein liquid flows to the pressure compensation flow control valve;
• and
• a fluid heating assembly disposed upstream of the outlet conduit.

A method for operating a refrigerator appliance, the method comprising:

• providing a single serve dispenser in a housing, the housing disposed in a dispenser recess defined in the refrigerator appliance;
• flowing a liquid through a flow control device such that the liquid is output from the flow control device at a generally constant pressure;
• and
• flowing the liquid through an outlet conduit into the single serve dispenser at a generally constant flow rate, wherein the generally constant flow rate is caused by the generally constant pressure generated by the flow control device.