Processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents

A method of producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a receptacle containing frozen liquid contents, comprising the steps of:

• disposing a receptacle in a chamber of a dispenser, the receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents, and the frozen liquid contents occupying substantially the entire enclosed inner volume of the receptacle;
• causing the dispenser to melt at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents to generate a melted food or beverage liquid product after the dispenser receives the receptacle;
• causing the dispenser to perforate the receptacle after the dispenser melts at least a portion of the frozen liquid contents;
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• capturing the melted food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle in a container after the dispenser perforates the receptacle.