Patent ID: 8430658

Claim:
An apparatus for preparing frozen comestibles, comprising: a container having an upper end and an interior portion; a refrigerant solution provided within said interior portion of said container; a mold insert having a base with at least one molding cavity extending therefrom and including an internal portion, said base including at least one opening in communication with said internal portion of said at least one molding cavity, whereby a fluid to be frozen can be introduced into said internal portion of said at least one molding cavity through said at least one opening; and a gasket positioned between said upper end of said container and said base of said mold insert such that said refrigerant solution is self-contained and sealed within said interior portion of said container, said mold insert being attached permanently and non-rotatably proximate to said upper end of said container such that said at least one molding cavity is housed within said interior portion of said container and such that said at least one molding cavity is in contact with said refrigerant solution.