System and method for the preparation of cooled edible products

An appliance for the preparation of a single serving of cooled edible product from ingredients, said appliance comprising a processor and two or more pods, each containing ingredients for the preparation of said single serve of cooled edible product,

• the processor comprising:
• a mixing chamber and a cooling arrangement for mixing the ingredients and cooling a mixture of the ingredients to thereby obtain the cooled edible product,
• a port configured for receiving at least one of said pods, and configured for coupling the at least one pod to the mixing chamber and transferring at least the majority of the content of the pod to the mixing chamber, and
• comprising or being associated with said data reader;
• and each of the two or more pods
• containing some of the ingredients for the preparation of said single serve of cooled edible product,
• having a pierceable closure sealing an opening and configured for coupling with the processor and for emptying its content through the opening after the seal is ruptured, and
• comprises data indicative of process parameters and steps for processing the ingredients by the processor to obtain the cooled edible product after their extraction from the pods, the process parameters being specific for the ingredients, the data being formatted in a manner permitting its identification by said data reader to thereby induce the processor to apply said process parameters.

An appliance for the preparation of consecutive single servings of cooled edible product from ingredients, said appliance comprising a processor and a plurality of pods, each pod in said plurality contains ingredients for the preparation of a single serving of said cooled edible product,

• the processor comprising:
• a mixing chamber and a cooling arrangement for mixing the ingredients and cooling a mixture of the ingredients to thereby obtain the cooled edible product,
• a port configured for receiving a pod from said plurality of pods, and configured for coupling the pod to the mixing chamber and transferring at least the majority of the content of the pod to the mixing chamber,
• configured for successively receiving and processing one pod at a time from said plurality of pods for successively producing consecutive single servings of the cooled edible product, each single serving being produced from one pod out of said plurality, and
• comprising or being associated with said data reader;
• and each of the pods
• having a pierceable closure sealing an opening and configured for coupling with the processor and for emptying its content through the opening after the seal is ruptured, and
• comprises data indicative of process parameters and steps for processing the ingredients by the processor to obtain the cooled edible product after their extraction from the pod, the process parameters being specific for the ingredients, the data being formatted in a manner permitting its identification by said data reader to thereby induce the processor to apply said process parameters.