A method for the continuous production of binary ice from an ice-brine slurry, comprising the steps: filling the liquid ice-brine slurry in a housing, cooling the liquid ice-brine slurry by means of contacting a heat exchanger device arranged in the housing while stirring the ice-brine slurry, in order to generate the binary ice in this way, wherein the cooling is interrupted upon the formation of an ice layer on the heat exchanger device, as soon as the ice layer has attained a predetermined thickness and the cooling is continued, as soon as the ice layer falls below a predetermined thickness, wherein the heat exchanger device comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates spaced apart from and at least partially fluidically connected to one another, wherein the cooling of the ice-brine slurry occurs by contacting heat exchanger surfaces of the heat exchanger plates, wherein the stirring occurs by means of a stirring device, wherein the stirring device comprises a stirring drive, wherein the stirring drive comprises a stirring shaft and a stirring motor driving the stirring shaft, wherein during stirring the ice-brine slurry and/or ice is moved radially along the heat exchanger surfaces to the outside away from the stirring shaft in the direction of a container wall, wherein the stirring shaft is arranged centrally to the heat exchanger plates, wherein the stirring shaft has stirring elements protruding radially outward, wherein to this end the heat exchanger plates each have a central through opening, wherein the stirring takes place without contacting the heat exchanger surfaces, wherein the stirring elements are arranged in the intermediate spaces between the heat exchanger plates, and wherein the stirring elements are shovel-like. filling the liquid ice-brine slurry in a housing, cooling the liquid ice-brine slurry by means of contacting a heat exchanger device arranged in the housing while stirring the ice-brine slurry, in order to generate the binary ice in this way, wherein the cooling is interrupted upon the formation of an ice layer on the heat exchanger device, as soon as the ice layer has attained a predetermined thickness and the cooling is continued, as soon as the ice layer falls below a predetermined thickness, wherein the heat exchanger device comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates spaced apart from and at least partially fluidically connected to one another, wherein the cooling of the ice-brine slurry occurs by contacting heat exchanger surfaces of the heat exchanger plates, wherein the stirring occurs by means of a stirring device, wherein the stirring device comprises a stirring drive, wherein the stirring drive comprises a stirring shaft and a stirring motor driving the stirring shaft, wherein during stirring the ice-brine slurry and/or ice is moved radially along the heat exchanger surfaces to the outside away from the stirring shaft in the direction of a container wall, wherein the stirring shaft is arranged centrally to the heat exchanger plates, wherein the stirring shaft has stirring elements protruding radially outward, wherein to this end the heat exchanger plates each have a central through opening, wherein the stirring takes place without contacting the heat exchanger surfaces, wherein the stirring elements are arranged in the intermediate spaces between the heat exchanger plates, and wherein the stirring elements are shovel-like.