A mixed-use beverage making apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cooling/mixing vessel defining a vessel chamber for receiving ingredients for producing the edible product and an agitator rotatably disposed in the vessel chamber for mixing the ingredients, a refrigeration system associated with the cooling/mixing vessel to refrigerate the ingredients, a mixing motor coupled to the agitator to rotate the agitator, a temperature sensor operatively arranged to measure a temperature of the ingredients, a current sensor configured to measure operation of the mixing motor, and an electronic controller operatively associated with the refrigeration system and the mixing motor and in communication with the temperature sensor and the current sensor.