Abstract: An automatic continuous food frying device comprising an oil tank adapted to be filled with a frying oil, a heating means for heating said frying oil, and a means for conveying food in a submerged state in the frying oil, wherein there is provided a pump in the oil tank so that the frying oil may be continuously circulated in the tank.

Abstract: A kneaded food molding apparatus of the rotary type comprising a rotary plate to which a plurality of molding devices are attached, a stationary shaft to which the rotary plate is secured in a manner rotatable around the center of the rotary plate, a drive mechanism for intermittently rotating the rotary plate, and an actuating mechanism for actuating the molding device, the actuating mechanism being mounted to a fan-shape support plate located above the rotary plate and secured to the stationary shaft. According to the intermittent rotation of the rotary plate, the actuating mechanism actuates the molding device to automatically and continuously mold kneading food, such as hamburgers or croquettes, without lack or sticking of portions of the kneaded food to the molding device.