Brewed beverage appliance and method

A beverage appliance, comprising:

• a base;
• a housing, said housing including a liquid reservoir;
• a receptacle in mechanical communication with said housing and dimensioned to receive a container containing at least one drink ingredient having particles of a first size;
• and
• a grinding mechanism for selectively reducing said particles from said first size to a second size within said container, said second size being smaller than said first size;
• and
• a liquid delivery system configured to selectively deliver liquid from said liquid reservoir to one of a brewing outlet adjacent said receptacle and a hot-water outlet;
• wherein at least one of said grinding mechanism and said receptacle is movable towards the other of said grinding mechanism and said receptacle from a first position where said grinding mechanism is disposed outside said container to a second position where said grinding mechanism is disposed within said container.

A coffee appliance, comprising:

• a base adapted to receive a brewed beverage receptacle;
• a reservoir;
• a housing;
• a receptacle in mechanical communication with said housing and dimensioned to receive a container containing at least one drink ingredient having particles of a first size;
• a grinding mechanism for selectively reducing said particles from said first size to a second size within said container, said second size being smaller than said first size;
• and
• a water delivery mechanism to deliver water from said reservoir to said container to mix with said at least one drink ingredient to make a brewed beverage;
• wherein said receptacle includes a hollow needle configured to form a hole in a bottom floor of said container upon insertion of said container in said receptacle, said hollow needle also providing an outlet for the flow of said brewed beverage from said container to said brewed beverage receptacle.