Abstract: The continuous dryer of the invention is essentially characterized in that in addition to blades, said rotor is provided with at least one centrifuging element extending along the entire axis of the rotor advantageously in a helical pattern in the product discharge direction, said centrifuging element being shaped in the form of a rib with a height less than the height of said blades and so calculated as to act as a device for limiting the product layer present on the heated surface of said cylinder.