Abstract: A device useful in slicing a melon is provided by the present invention. The device includes an elongated stand for holding the melon in a detachable cutting station with a cutting blade member and a movable butt plate that is adjustable to provide melon slices of the desired width. The device includes a blade retaining member to keep the blade member in an upright position while the melon is moved forward after each slice to contact the butt plate. The device is easily adaptable for both left handed and right handed operation. The device is especially useful for making transverse slices of the desired width of elongated melons such as a watermelon in an efficient manner.