Abstract: A slicing cutter blade, adapted for securing to a holder having a tension ring provided with a protuberance thereon, which comprises an annular sheet steel body rolled in a predetermined direction. The annular sheet steel body includes a cutting edge formed at the inner circumferential edge of a central opening in the annular body, an outer circumferential portion secured to the holder and a tension generating portion adjacent the outer circumferential portion which is forced into contact with the protuberance on the tension ring. A middle portion located between the cutting edge and the tension generating section is provided with a plurality of circumferentially arranged circular apertures. Two of these apertures having a first diameter are located on a first line parallel to the predetermined direction and two apertures of smaller diameter are located on a second line perpendicular to the first line.