Machine for the production of ice-cream, provided with a support body (12) inside which a container (35) for ingredients can be removably inserted, and a cooling circuit (20) comprising an evaporator (22). The evaporator (22) consists of at least one or more coils (29) and a support casing (24) defining an internal surface (26) and an external surface (27) on which the one or more coils (29) adhere. The support casing (24) defines a housing seating for the container (35) with a truncated cone shape. The container (35) has a mating shape with truncated cone section.