point of water in some embodiments the device 10 can be pre cooled to a temperature of around 20 25 u00b0 fahrenheit in other embodiments the device 10 can be pre heated to a higher or lower temperature in the illustrated embodiment the liquid 36 can have a freezing temperature below 20 u00b0 fahrenheit accordingly the liquid is still in its liquid phase at this point after the device 10 is pre cooled the user can pour any base mix of the food that is to be frozen into the pan 12 for ice cream for example the user can pour a desired cream based base mix into the pan 12 the food to be frozen settles onto the external surface 29 of the pan 12 which is at or near the pre cooled temperature in the illustrated embodiment the pan 12 is wide and flat causing the food product to spread out increasing the surface area of the food product in contact with the external surface 29 of the pan which also increases the rate of heat exchange the external surface 29 of the pan 12 transfers heat away from the food as the external surface 29 of the pan 12 is warmed up by the food the heat is transferred into the extended surfaces of the fins 42 and as the fins 42 warm up from the fins 42 into the adjoining liquid 36 because the liquid 36 is below the freezing.