Abstract: A slicing apparatus for foodstuffs comprising a baseboard with a groove extending transversely thereof; a bore extending into one end of the baseboard through and beyond the groove; a U-shaped bar having two legs and a central portion; the first leg of the U-shaped bar extending into the bore beyond the groove and having a slot located immediately below the groove; said leg being frictionally engaged in the bore to prevent lateral movement in said bore but being rotatable in the bore; the second leg of the U-shaped bar having a transverse hole, a handle with a spindle carried within the hole in the second leg of the U-shaped bar and an adjusting nut carried on the spindle having a transverse slot; a cutting element with enlarged end portions carried within the slots on the leg of the U-shaped bar and the adjusting nut so that when tightened the cutting element may be utilized to provide a slicing apparatus for foodstuffs, and including a passage in the baseboard near the juncture in the baseboard of the bore