The present disclosure relates to improvements in machines for the preparation of beverage and food products, and in particular, to such a machine (1) which utilizes a compressed tablet of food or beverage product (16), which is inserted into the brew chamber (22) of the machine (1), into which a liquid is directed to break up or dissolve the tablet (16). The machine (1) for preparing a beverage or food product from a compressed disc (16) of at least one ingredient comprises a sealable brew chamber (22) and said brew chamber comprises means (26) for mounting the disc so that it is able to spin freely around a central axis. The brew chamber (22) further comprises at least one nozzle (27) having an outlet in the brew chamber located to direct a jet of liquid at a peripheral edge of the disc mounted in the brew chamber.
