Abstract: A sausage slicing machine which includes a framework, an endless conveyor mounted on the upper side of the framework, and a plurality of articulated, automatically operable cradle elements connected to, and movable with, the endless conveyor. A plurality of opposed, circular cutter blades are mounted on the framework over the endless conveyor for rotation about a horizontal axis extending normal to the direction of conveyor movement. The blades are separated by a plurality of spacing and guiding plates and are dimensioned to pass through gaps formed in the cradle elements to cut into patties, a roll of sausage carried in the cradle elements. The conveyor and blades are driven from a prime mover mounted on the framework.