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. <EOS>