A refrigeration appliance comprising: a freezer compartment maintained at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less and a fresh food compartment maintained at a temperature greater than zero degrees Centigrade; the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment being in fluid communication with one another whereby air may be circulated between the freezer compartment and fresh food compartment; an air mover for circulating air between the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment; an ice-making unit, wherein the ice-making unit is located in the fresh food compartment, the ice-making unit and the ice made in the ice-making unit being exposed to the temperature in the fresh food compartment; wherein said refrigeration appliance comprises a refrigeration system in operative association with the freezer compartment and the ice-making unit for furnishing to the freezer compartment a cooling effect sufficient to maintain the freezer compartment at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less and for separately furnishing to the ice-making unit a cooling effect sufficient to freeze water and form ice in the ice-making unit, wherein the refrigeration system includes: a first evaporator in operative association with the freezer compartment for furnishing to the freezer compartment a cooling effect sufficient to maintain the freezer compartment at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less; and a second evaporator in operative association with the ice-making unit for furnishing to the ice-making unit a cooling effect sufficient to freeze water and form ice in the ice-making unit, characterized in that the ice-making unit comprises an ice-making tray configured to be provided with a pool of water from a source of water, wherein the ice-making unit comprises a plurality of ice-forming elements configured to be disposed in the pool of water, the ice-forming elements being made of a material that is a thermal conductor, and in that the refrigeration system is configured to provide to the plurality of ice-forming elements of the ice-making unit a refrigerant at a temperature sufficiently low to cause the water in the vicinity of the ice-forming elements to freeze so as to form the ice pieces on the plurality of ice-forming elements. a freezer compartment maintained at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less and a fresh food compartment maintained at a temperature greater than zero degrees Centigrade; the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment being in fluid communication with one another whereby air may be circulated between the freezer compartment and fresh food compartment; an air mover for circulating air between the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment; an ice-making unit, wherein the ice-making unit is located in the fresh food compartment, the ice-making unit and the ice made in the ice-making unit being exposed to the temperature in the fresh food compartment; wherein said refrigeration appliance comprises a refrigeration system in operative association with the freezer compartment and the ice-making unit for furnishing to the freezer compartment a cooling effect sufficient to maintain the freezer compartment at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less and for separately furnishing to the ice-making unit a cooling effect sufficient to freeze water and form ice in the ice-making unit, wherein the refrigeration system includes: a first evaporator in operative association with the freezer compartment for furnishing to the freezer compartment a cooling effect sufficient to maintain the freezer compartment at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less; and a second evaporator in operative association with the ice-making unit for furnishing to the ice-making unit a cooling effect sufficient to freeze water and form ice in the ice-making unit, characterized in that the ice-making unit comprises an ice-making tray configured to be provided with a pool of water from a source of water, wherein the ice-making unit comprises a plurality of ice-forming elements configured to be disposed in the pool of water, the ice-forming elements being made of a material that is a thermal conductor, and in that the refrigeration system is configured to provide to the plurality of ice-forming elements of the ice-making unit a refrigerant at a temperature sufficiently low to cause the water in the vicinity of the ice-forming elements to freeze so as to form the ice pieces on the plurality of ice-forming elements. a first evaporator in operative association with the freezer compartment for furnishing to the freezer compartment a cooling effect sufficient to maintain the freezer compartment at a temperature of zero degrees Centigrade or less; and a second evaporator in operative association with the ice-making unit for furnishing to the ice-making unit a cooling effect sufficient to freeze water and form ice in the ice-making unit, characterized in that the ice-making unit comprises an ice-making tray configured to be provided with a pool of water from a source of water, wherein the ice-making unit comprises a plurality of ice-forming elements configured to be disposed in the pool of water, the ice-forming elements being made of a material that is a thermal conductor, and in that the refrigeration system is configured to provide to the plurality of ice-forming elements of the ice-making unit a refrigerant at a temperature sufficiently low to cause the water in the vicinity of the ice-forming elements to freeze so as to form the ice pieces on the plurality of ice-forming elements.