Food positioner and cooking appliance with same

The utility model discloses a food positioner (100) serving as part of a cooking appliance (200). The food positioner (100) is used for positioning food (1) during a cooking process, and comprises a base (10), a movable member (20), a support (30) and a motor(40), wherein the motor(40) can drive the movable member (20) to move relative to the base (10), so as to move the support (30) between an upper position and a lower position; the upper position is a position I where the food (1) supported by the support (30) rises out of edible oil (230); the lower position is a position II where the food (1) is soaked into the edible oil (230) again; the motor (40) is controlled by a controller(70), so that the support (30) is kept in the lower position under normal circumstances, and moved to the upper position on occasion; the support (30) comprises a holding device (33); the food (1) hung on the support (30) is below the holding device (33); the holding device (33) is arranged at the lower position of the support (30