A system for producing a melted food or beverage liquid product from a frozen liquid contents in a receptacle, the system comprising: a chamber configured to receive a receptacle, the receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents; one or more of a sensor configured to identify a characteristic of one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber, the frozen liquid contents, or a desired melted food or beverage liquid product or a user interface configured to receive the characteristic of one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber, the frozen liquid contents, or the desired melted food or beverage liquid product; a non-diluting heater configured to heat one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber or the frozen liquid contents within the receptacle when received in the chamber without adding fluid to the inner volume of the receptacle when received in the chamber; a reservoir configured to contain a liquid, the reservoir including a reservoir outlet configured to withdraw liquid from the reservoir; a liquid heater; a first perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a fluid inlet into the inner volume of the receptacle when received in the chamber; a first flow path from the reservoir outlet to the first perforator including the liquid heater; a second perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a fluid inlet into the inner volume of the receptacle when received in the chamber; a second flow path from the reservoir outlet to the second perforator bypassing the liquid heater; a product outlet configured to withdraw a food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle when received in the chamber; and a controller including a computer readable memory comprising instructions that when executed by the controller cause the system to selectively perform one or more of the following based on the identified characteristic: heat one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber or the frozen contents within the receptacle using the non-diluting heater, supply liquid heated by the liquid heater from the reservoir to the inner volume of the receptacle via the first flow path, or supply liquid not heated by the liquid heater from the reservoir to the inner volume of the receptacle via the second flow path. a chamber configured to receive a receptacle, the receptacle defining an enclosed inner volume containing a frozen liquid contents; one or more of a sensor configured to identify a characteristic of one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber, the frozen liquid contents, or a desired melted food or beverage liquid product or a user interface configured to receive the characteristic of one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber, the frozen liquid contents, or the desired melted food or beverage liquid product; a non-diluting heater configured to heat one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber or the frozen liquid contents within the receptacle when received in the chamber without adding fluid to the inner volume of the receptacle when received in the chamber; a reservoir configured to contain a liquid, the reservoir including a reservoir outlet configured to withdraw liquid from the reservoir; a liquid heater; a first perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a fluid inlet into the inner volume of the receptacle when received in the chamber; a first flow path from the reservoir outlet to the first perforator including the liquid heater; a second perforator configured to perforate the receptacle and form a fluid inlet into the inner volume of the receptacle when received in the chamber; a second flow path from the reservoir outlet to the second perforator bypassing the liquid heater; a product outlet configured to withdraw a food or beverage liquid product from the receptacle when received in the chamber; and a controller including a computer readable memory comprising instructions that when executed by the controller cause the system to selectively perform one or more of the following based on the identified characteristic: heat one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber or the frozen contents within the receptacle using the non-diluting heater, supply liquid heated by the liquid heater from the reservoir to the inner volume of the receptacle via the first flow path, or supply liquid not heated by the liquid heater from the reservoir to the inner volume of the receptacle via the second flow path. heat one or more of the receptacle when received in the chamber or the frozen contents within the receptacle using the non-diluting heater, supply liquid heated by the liquid heater from the reservoir to the inner volume of the receptacle via the first flow path, or supply liquid not heated by the liquid heater from the reservoir to the inner volume of the receptacle via the second flow path.