Abstract: Coin-operated machine for dispensing foodstuffs preserved in frozen condition and ready to be served hot in situ consisting of a casing (2) having a door (3) inside which there is a freezing unit (4) having doors and supporting elements, connected to a compressor unit (6) and a motor (30). The freezing unit (4) has, inside, trays (7) on supporting guides (8) fitted with a multiplurality of hooks (9) acting as electric resistances. On the lower side, there is a hopper (20) connected with the upper entrance of an oven (21) having an upper door (22) and a front door (23). The freezing unit contains the frozen product in a plastic package which has a ring or strip of low density arranged on the hooks (9), the assembly operating from a computer (13) acting on all the mechanisms.