Device for preparation of gelatin-based products
Methods and systems are provided for preparing a gelatin-based product. In one example, a device for preparing the gelatin-based product includes a mixing chamber, a first liquid reservoir fluidically coupled to the mixing chamber, and a chiller module. The device further includes a slideable tray including a number of slots for receiving a number of fluid vessels and an injection assembly fluidly coupled to the mixing chamber and positioned vertically above the tray.
1. A method for preparing a gelatin-based product, comprising:
receiving data from a consumable pod pre-loaded into a device;
adding one or more liquids from a liquid reservoir of the device to a mixing chamber of the device based on the received data to form a liquid gelatin mixture;
injecting the liquid gelatin mixture into a plurality of cups with an injection assembly of the device;
chilling the plurality of gelatin-filled cups for a first duration with a chiller module of the device; and
indicating the plurality of gelatin-filled cups is complete after the first duration; and
rotating the mixing chamber to mix the one or more liquids with a gelatin-based product disposed inside the consumable pod to form the liquid gelatin mixture.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein adding one or more liquids to the mixing chamber includes flowing a pre-determined amount of heated water from a hot water reservoir to the mixing chamber through a needle inserted into an interior of the mixing chamber.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pod is pre-loaded into a pod acceptor of a pod receptacle of the device, wherein the consumable pod forms the mixing chamber, and wherein rotating the mixing chamber includes rotating the consumable pod via a motor coupled to the pod acceptor according to a pre-determined agitation profile for a second duration.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an alcohol selection of a first alcohol at a controller of the device via a user interface of the device.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising extracting the liquid gelatin mixture from the mixing chamber and combining the liquid gelatin mixture with the first alcohol and chilled water to form a combined liquid gelatin mixture and wherein injecting the liquid gelatin mixture into the plurality of cups includes translating the injection assembly along a single axis to inject a volume of the combined liquid gelatin mixture into each of the plurality of cups.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cups is positioned within a tray, the tray removably coupled to a slideable drawer of the device, wherein the injection assembly includes a plurality of nozzles extending across a length of the tray, and wherein injecting the liquid gelatin mixture into the plurality of cups includes translating the injection assembly to inject a volume of fluid into each of the plurality of cups.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, following the injecting, purging all fluid from the injection assembly and fluid lines of the device and into a waste drawer of the device.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the injection assembly includes a nozzle and wherein the data includes consumable data, the consumable data including one or more of a number of shots to be made from the consumable pod, a flavor of contents within the consumable pod, an expiration date of the contents within the consumable pod, or a manufacturer of the consumable pod.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data includes data indicating the pod is a cleaning pod and in response to the data, activating a cleaning cycle of the device.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable pod contains dry ingredients including gelatin.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving data from the consumable pod includes reading a barcode of the consumable pod via a mirror and a scanning device included on a pod receptacle of the device, where the consumable pod is pre-loaded into a pod acceptor of the pod receptacle.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein chilling the plurality of gelatin-filled cups with the chiller module of the device includes circulating coolant through the chiller module, the chiller module positioned vertically below the injection assembly and the plurality of gelatin-filled cups.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein indicating the plurality of gelatin-filled cups is complete includes displaying a visual indication on a display screen of a user interface of the device, the user interface coupled to an exterior of a housing of the device.