Beverage production methods with multi chambered basket units

A method of controlling a beverage preparation machine to prepare a beverage, the method comprising:

• positioning a first chamber of a basket unit of the beverage preparation machine in a position to receive a first cartridge, the first cartridge having a first size;
• introducing liquid into the first cartridge in the first chamber, thereby producing the beverage;
• dispensing the beverage from the first cartridge;
• dispensing the beverage from the beverage preparation machine;
• rotating, with a motor, the basket unit relative to a housing of the beverage preparation machine;
• sensing, with a sensor of the beverage preparation machine, a rotational position of the basket unit;
• and
• positioning a second chamber of the basket unit of the beverage preparation machine in a position to receive a second cartridge, the second cartridge having a second size that is less than the first size of the first cartridge, the second chamber being too small to receive the first cartridge.

A method of preparing an individual serving of a beverage using a beverage preparation machine that comprises a basket unit and a sensor, the method comprising:

• rotating a basket unit to a first configuration in which a first chamber of the basket unit is located in a loading position;
• receiving a cartridge in the first chamber;
• introducing liquid into the cartridge in the first chamber to prepare the individual serving of the beverage;
• dispensing the individual serving of the beverage into a vessel;
• rotating the basket unit to a second configuration in which a second chamber of the basket unit is located in the loading position;
• and
• sensing, with the sensor, whether the first chamber is in the loading position or whether the second chamber is in the loading position.

A method of preparing an individual serving of a beverage, the method comprising:

• rotating a basket unit to a first configuration in which a first chamber of the basket unit is located in a loading position;
• receiving a cartridge in the first chamber;
• introducing liquid into the cartridge in the first chamber to prepare the individual serving of the beverage;
• dispensing the individual serving of the beverage into a vessel;
• rotating the basket unit to a second configuration in which a second chamber of the basket unit is located in the loading position;
• rotating a collar in a first direction;
• and
• engaging the collar with a first surface of a ratchet assembly that is connected with the basket unit, thereby rotating the basket unit between the first and second configurations.