Patent ID: 7832328

Claim:
A system for making a beverage, the system comprising: a pad having a chamber configured to receive a product for making the beverage; a fluid path extending at least through the product in the pad, while in use a fluid is introduced into the fluid path under super-atmospheric pressure; wherein the system is designed for assuming a froth condition, in which a beverage with a froth layer is produced, and a froth-free condition, in which a beverage is produced substantially without a froth layer; a first holder configured to receive the pad during use, the first holder includes a froth restriction so that the beverage is made with the froth layer; wherein in the froth condition, the froth restriction of the first holder is provided in the fluid path substantially determining the fluid flow rate, and situated downstream of the product, the froth restriction of the first holder forms a fluid jet such that a froth layer is formed; a second holder configured to receive the pad during use, the second holder does not include a froth restriction so that the beverage is made without the froth layer; wherein in the froth-free condition, a froth-free restriction is provided in the fluid path substantially determining the fluid flow rate and does not form a froth-forming fluid jet.