Abstract: A bagel holder is a saddle shaped member having a top wall and depending side walls that will hold a bagel. A knife guide is provided adjacent the top wall, and is formed by two spaced apart walls that define a knife slot and have lower edges that are concave to receive a peripheral portion of a bagel that is positioned between the side walls. A knife is then inserted in the slot while the bagel is rested on a supporting surface to cut the bagel into two pieces. Holder wall edges which will engage the outer surface of the bagel and keep it from rotating are provided.