is an air compressor 36 the air compressor 36 provides compressed air to power the various air cylinders in the vending machine 10 the freezer compartment 31 houses a stainless steel food hopper 37 for containing a quantity of uncooked food the hopper 37 has an extension 39 on the upper end of the hopper 37 to facilitate loading food into the hopper 37 the hopper 37 is mounted on two slide tracks 41 that slide along a pair of stationary tracks 43 so that the hopper 37 can be moved forward out of the freezer compartment 31 the hopper 37 can also be tilted forward about a pivot point 45 as shown in fig4 this forward movement and tilting allows the hopper 37 to be more easily cleaned and refilled the uncooked food is removed from the food hopper 37 by transfer means shown in fig5 and 9 the transfer means includes a motor driven conveyor belt 47 having a plurality of cleats 49 the conveyor belt 47 is mounted between a pair of guides 50 that are mounted on the front of the hopper 37 the cleats 49 lift the food upward out of the hopper 37 and over the top of the conveyor belt.