Abstract: This invention is a tray having a plurality of parallelly disposed open topped, open ended channels. These channels are filled with a mixture to be cooked and a cutting, shaping and dispatching knife is used to remove any excess mixture from the tops and ends of the channels. The knife is then turned over where the blade has a plurality of grooves formed therein to allow the knife to cut the mixture laterally in each channel simultaneously. The blade is then moved longitudinally toward the end of the channels to dispatch the cut mixture from the channels into a cooking medium. Indicia are included on the channels to allow even amounts of mixture to be dispensed each time such mixture is cut.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for quickly and easily cutting straight and uniform dessert bars is provided. The baker's cutting device consists of two parallel blocks connected perpendicularly by two parallel guide bars. The bottom of the front block is configured such that the block fits over one edge of the baking pan and the back edge of the block hangs over the edge of a table or counter top to hold the apparatus in place. The guide bars are in this manner suspended just over the top of a typical baking pan. Resting perpendicularly upon the guide bars is a sliding cutting bar, this cutting bar may be supplied with handles at each end. A plurality of cutting blades are attached to both the upper and lower sides of the cutting bar at various intervals.

Abstract: A cutting utensil for flat, round foodstuffs comprises a cruciform blade mechanically coupled to a shaft and handle for pushing the blade into the food. A housing encloses the upper and top surfaces of the blade and is coupled to the shaft and handle via a spring so that after cutting, the blade will retract back to a resting position within the housing. In the preferred embodiment, the cruciform blade has eight arms for cutting eight equal sectors, and the housing is star shaped with blade arms directed to the points.

Abstract: A cutting device for segmenting and derinding a half section of citrus fruit in order to collect the pulp segments thereof comprises an open-top container to which an annular member fits. A plurality of slicers are supported by the member to form an upstanding cage. A semi-circular cutting blade is constrained and arranged to be turned by a handle through an arc which extends closely adjacent inner surfaces of the slicers. A half section of citrus fruit is pressed onto the cage in use, to segment the pulp, and the blade rotated through 180.degree. to cut away the pulp.

Abstract: A pizza cutter with a dull convex cutting blade and a handle having two upwardly tilting ends. The non-cutting edge of the blade is fixed into a downwardly extending portion of the handle member. One end of the handle member includes a substantially oval opening for accommodating the fingers and the opposite end of the handle member has a straight handle. Each handle has a plurality of finger receiving indentations, adapted to receive the index, middle, ring, little finger, and/or thumb of a user. In use, the hands assume their respective positions at the opposite ends of the handle. The hands are alternately moved in a rocking motion while applying a downward pressure on each handle, to cut a pizza. By requiring the placement of each hand on a specific portion of the handle member, a user's fingers will not be inadvertently placed under the blade and injured.

Abstract: A pizza cutting an serving tool is provide having manually closeable pivoted-jaw cutting blades. The blades close upon a serving spatula which may be triangular or rectangular in shape. The spatula includes peripheral groove means for receiving the blades. The grooves assist proper pizza shear and may receive the blades snugly to form sealed side walls of a serving tray.

Abstract: A hand-held bagel slicer is described for circumferentially slicing a bagel into two equal halves. The slicer comprises a generally U-shaped clip attached to a handle. The clip comprises a generally semi-circular bight and two flexible legs. The legs converge slightly from the bight to their free ends to hold the bagel sideways, and the free ends are outwardly flared to facilitate insertion of the bagel for slicing. Midway between the two legs is a 2 edged knife blade. The blade has a base secured to the bight and a tip terminating in a point. The blade is about 50 to 75% of the length of the legs. The free end of the handle is generally elliptical in cross section. The handle decreases in cross-sectional size and becomes generally rectangular in shape toward the flared end. The clip is joined to a core which has one or more small cross ribs extending laterally from a center rib to match with a similarly shaped recess in the handle to prevent relative rotation between the handle and the clip.

Abstract: A semi-automatic tool cuts pizzas into pieces of the same size. A platform has a supporting column provided with a cantilever arm terminating with a sleeve and a slidable rod is within the sleeve. The rod has a base with a series of radial blades on its lower face and a control lever on its upper face by means of which said rod is pressed downwards against the force of a return spring mounted on the rod.

Abstract: A cutting and serving apparatus for cutting and serving baked goods comprising a front isosceles triangular hollow section; an angled back segment coupled to the front isosceles triangular hollow section wherein the angled back segment cuts a back portion and crust of a pie; and a handle member coupled to the angled back segment. The front isosceles triangular hollow section comprises two leg members wherein left and right sides thereof have a plurality of equally spaced serrations formed therein for cutting a pie, cake or other pastries into wedged segments. The angled back segment comprises parallel angulated blades for cutting a back portion and crust of a pie.

Abstract: An egg cutter comprising a rectangular base plate which has webs running parallel to a first lateral edge and separated by gaps, the profile of which webs forms an elliptical depression in which to place an egg, and comprising a cutting frame which is pivotable about a second lateral edge, oriented perpendicularly to the first lateral edge, of the base plate and has parallel-tensioned wires aligned with the gaps between the webs, for cutting slices. The technical problem is to provide an egg cutter suitable both for cutting eggs into slices and for cutting them into pieces. A second cutting frame for cutting pieces is pivotable about an axis parallel to the second lateral edge and has cutting wires arranged in the shape of a star, and cross slots are provided in the webs of the base plate to correspond to the cutting wires. FIG. 1.

Abstract: A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and a frame mounted at one end of the handle. The frame has a cutter fastener portion and a handle fastening portion operably secured to the handle and extending away therefrom. A plurality of cutting elements are operably positioned on the frame. An elongated adjustment element extends through the handle and into the frame. A first end of the elongated adjustment element is secured to the plurality of cutting elements and a second end is secured to a rotatable adjustment knob. Fastening elements are slidably secured to the cutter fastener portion of the frame and to the handle fastening portion of the frame allowing the cutter fastening portion of the frame and the handle fastening portion of the frame to be adjusted in relationship to each other.

Abstract: A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and cutting rings are mounted at one end of the handle. The cutting rings including a pair of ring element operably secured to the handle and extending away therefrom. The pair of ring elements comprise an inner ring and outer ring formed from a continuous band. The inner ring has an elongated guide slot operably positioned therein, and the outer ring has an elongated guide slot operably positioned therein and in operably alignment with the elongated guide slot of the inner ring and extending therethrough. The inner ring includes a set element having a centrally positioned aperture therethrough and adapted for releasably securing and receiving the second end of the handle.

Abstract: A sausage cutter comprised of a cutting block having two portions. Each of the two portions has an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The two portions are hingedly secured together at the lower surface thereof. Each inner surface has a longitudinally oriented concave recess formed therein. When the two portions are closed together each concave recess forms a containment chamber. Each of the two portions has a plurality of transversely oriented slots extending downwardly through the upper surface thereof to a position below the longitudinally oriented concave recess. The two portions serve to contain a sausage within the containment chamber formed by the longitudinally oriented concave recesses as the two portions are closed together.

Abstract: A pizza cutting scissor comprising: a first scissor blade having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment formed in a planar rectangular configuration with a sharp inboard edge and a dull outboard edge, the blade including a screw aperture, the rear segment being formed in a planar circular configuration with a large aperture extending therethrough, the rear segment being coupled upon the rearward extent of the front segment, a second scissor blade having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment formed in a planar rectangular configuration with a sharp inboard edge and a dull outboard edge, the front segment being slanted forming an angle of between about one hundred and one hundred and fifty degrees, the blade having a screw aperture extending therethrough, the rear segment being formed in a planar circular configuration with a large aperture extending therethrough, the rear segment being coupled upon the rearward extent of the front segment, a planar circular cutter with a sharp ou

Abstract: A device for subdividing a workpiece, typically a citrus fruit, into segments. The device comprises a blade support structure having an opening with a plurality of blades sharpened on two edges projecting from the circumferential surface of the opening toward the middle to juxtapose attacking points and edges forming a channel through which a plunger mechanism urges the workpiece into contact with the attacking points and sharpened edges thereby subdividing the workpiece into segments.

Abstract: A suitably dimensioned, hollow, crescent-shaped die with an upstanding handle provides a culinary tool for conveniently and quickly removing all the seeds from a watermelon. Upright side walls on the perimeter of the die engage each of the seed-bearing, crescent-shaped-in-section columns and extract the column as the die is withdrawn at the conclusion of the cutting portion of the cycle. By arranging a portion of the die and side walls in an overlapping relation, the areal extent of the die can be expanded, after withdrawal, to allow the attendant seed-bearing column to drop from the die by gravity. If desired, the overlapping portion can be augmented by slots and a pair of retainer pins to restrict the extent of change of the die area to a predetermined range; and inward shark tooth projections on the side walls can be used to enhance the ability of the side walls to lift the column during die withdrawal.

Abstract: A unitary metal pizza slice server has a triangular food support surface with a first handle portion projecting from its base and an overlying second handle portion resiliently joined at the distal end of the first portion to form a U-shape handle. The second handle portion terminates in a concave U-shaped food gripper facing the base of the triangular food support surface. The handle has a zone proximate the food support surface of a sufficient width and length in order to dissipate heat from a piping hot pizza slice on the food support surface so that the portion of the handle beyond this zone may be gripped by an unsheathed hand of a user. The handle is also sufficiently long to ensure sanitary serving of the pizza slice.

Abstract: A cake divider having a plurality of blades evenly spaced around a central member in a radial pattern for cutting equal sized wedges of cake. The central member may be cylindrical with a cap that may replaced with a large diameter plate to serve as a platform for a candle tray, muxic box, etc.

Abstract: A utensil or tool specifically adapted for slicing bananas includes a frame which circumscribes an area generally conforming to the shape and size of a typical banana. The frame has two opposing curvilinear longitudinal sides which are interconnected with a plurality of spaced, substantially parallel disposed ribs. The ribs are sufficiently thin to cut transversely through a banana when the utensil is pushed down on a banana. The utensil is held by a user through handles which are attached to ends of the frame. An elongated hole is provided in one of the handles to permit hanging of the utensil on a peg board or the like for storage.

Abstract: A cutting implement and method for subdividing sandwiches such as hamburgers into pieces that a toddler or small child can handle. The food processor includes a circular frame approximately two inches in height which is attached to five equally spaced parallel cutting blades which are also approximately two inches in height; two opposed upwardly and outwardly disposed handles are used simultaneously to cut a sandwich such as a hamburger into strips of approximately one inch in width. The cutting may be done on a piece of cardboard of the same approximate size or slightly larger than the food being cut so that the food is held together during the withdrawal of the food processing cutting implement and during the process of serving the cut up food. During the cutting action the cardboard cutting board is not cut through although the surface may be indented by the cutting blades.

Abstract: An apparatus for effecting precise slicing and division of various sheet-like food members, such as cake, pizza and the like. The apparatus includes a housing including a manually manipulatable drive gear positioned medially thereof, with the drive gear rotatable by use of a rotatable incrementally divided handle projecting orthogonally and upwardly relative to the housing, with a plurality of reciprocatable gear racks directed exteriorly of the housing through each opposed side thereof in cooperation with the gear to adjust spacing of cutting wheels, each mounted at a remote terminal end of each gear rack.

Abstract: A hot dog or sausage cutter apparatus for making partial cuts in a hot dog or sausage wherein the apparatus has generally curved body sections hingedly connected to permit the sections to move between an open position for the insertion of a hot dog or sausage to be cut and a closed position to make partial cuts in the body of the hot dog or sausage and a plurality of cutting blades extending upwardly from the interior surface of the pair of body sections and typically angular and longitudinal to the longitudinal axis of the hot dog or sausage whereby in placing the hot dog or sausage within the holder and closing the holder, the cutting blades penetrate and partially cut the hot dog or sausage so that the hot dog or sausage thereafter may be removed for cooking or further processing.

Abstract: A curved knife for manually peeling produce and especially for simultaneously peeling the sides and bottom of produce halves, such as avocados and melons, while keeping the flesh in one intact piece as the device is rotated around the interior wall of the skin; and to facilitate quick and easy peeling thereof, by employing a wide, thin, curved blade member, with a non-snag cutting edge; said blade member being integrally connected to one end of an elongated handle.

Abstract: A cutting device for segmenting and derinding a half-section of a citrus fruit and for collecting the pulp thereof. It comprises: a rigid first ring, a number of arcuate knives spacedly upwardly projecting from a second integral ring toward an apex area to interconnect so as to form an outer semispherical open frame, the second ring being freely mounted to the first ring, each knife having a lengthwise exterior bevelled sharpened segmenting edge, a number of arcuate radially thick blades spacedly upwardly projecting from a third integral ring radially inwardly of the outer frame to form an inner semispherical open frame, the third ring being freely mounted to the first ring, each blade having an exterior sharpened derinding edge, the outer frame being rotatable about the first ring, and the inner frame being releasably locked to the first ring.

Abstract: A pizza knife having a semi-elliptical cutting blade and an integral handle which includes opposite sides and a top arranged in a triangular shape. One side of the blade extends from the blade and the other side has a free edge spaced away from the blade to present a continuous gap leading to a channel provided in the handle. The sides converge as they extend away from the top and connect with the top at smoothly rounded corners to provide a comfortable and secure hand grip to facilitate handling of the pizza knife.

Abstract: A device for cutting, for example, mushrooms, and, especially, champignons, including two pincer arms articulated together at rear ends thereof, with the cutting device being adapted to be held in one hand of the user, and with the arm being compressible against a return spring. One pincer arm includes a cutting grid at a forward end thereof, with the cutting grid being aligned with the receiving depression for receiving the mushroom and disposed on the other pincer arm. The receiving depression includes a round trough shape which is constructed to receive a mushroom such as a champignon on a cap side thereof. The cutting grid includes sharpened stainless steel blades and both of the pincer arms include handle projections extending forwardly beyond the cutting grid and receiving depression, by which the pincer arms are grippable and compressible by the other hand of the user of the cutting device.

Abstract: A cake cutter is disclosed that has a vertical blade with an outline of an isosceles triangle. The base wall of the blade is in two parts, a handle beign affixed to each part, the two legs of the handle being joined by an arcuate spring section.

Abstract: A scissor-like utensil for cutting and serving slices of cake and similar goods has a pair of planar blades and a pair of handles by means of which the blades can be manipulated. The handles are formed with longitudinal slots and overlain so that a connector can be fitted through the adjacent slots to join the handles. The connector defines a pivot connection which permits the blades to be moved between closed and open orientations suitable respectively for cutting and gripping a serving and for releasing the serving. In the closed orientation, forward edges of the blades are proximate and substantially parallel, defining essentially a V-shaped structure corresponding to the shape of the serving to be cut, and a predetermined angle is formed between the blades which essentially determines the size of the serving.

Abstract: A square frame surrounds and extends upwardly from a planar cutting surface to define a dough compartment. A plurality of vertical slots in each side wall extend from the top edge thereof down to the cutting surface to provide a guide for a cutting blade inserted therein. The slots are arranged in such a pattern that three, four, or six equal width slices may be formed in each direction depending on the slots selected for use. The cutter blade is accurately shaped along the bottom from end to end to ensure good contact with the cutting surface. An enlarged end portion at each end of the cutting blade prevents inadvertent dislodgement of the cutting blade during usage. A flour trough is provided on one side wall to facilitate the maintenance of a floured cutting blade during usage.

Abstract: A foodstuff slicer and server, comprising an integral band made of a rigid material, the band having three equally spaced transverse hinges and forming a lozenge structure defining a first pair of transversely opposite sides which constitute cutting blades, and a second pair of transversely opposite sides which constitute handles. A coil spring is secured to the handles to bias the angle of the cutting blades to a predetermined maximum value. Upon cutting foodstuff in a sector piece with the blades, the handles may be drawn one toward the other against the bias of the coil spring, first to determine the size of the foodstuff to be sliced, then to slice the foodstuff. Then the handles are slightly further drawn towards each other to secure the sector piece of foodstuff for transporting same. The sector piece of foodstuff is released upon release of the handles.

Abstract: The cheese knife is constructed with a rectangular frame having four blades with cutting edges on the bottom and with a pair of crossing blades within the frame having cutting edges on the bottom. In one pass through a cheese block, the block can be cut in half while four equal-sized pieces are simultaneously cut from one of the halves of the block. In a second pass, the remaining half of the cheese block can be cut into four equal-sized pieces.The knife has a pair of handles which are curved to avoid injury to the user's knuckles during use.

Abstract: A device for grasping and handling generally cylinder sector shaped articles such as pieces of cake or the like, comprises two blade parts (1, 2) and a grip (8, 9) located at one end of these blades. The two blade parts (1, 2) are pivotably connected with each other by means of a hinge (4) located at that end of the blade parts which is opposite to the grip (8, 9).

Abstract: A machine for slicing a piece of a foodstuff has a base having front and rear ends and provided with at least one guide extending longitudinally therebetween, a carriage longitudinally displaceable along the guide on the base and formed with a seat adapted to receive the foodstuff piece and with a plurality of longitudinally extending and upwardly open slots at the seat, and a blade frame pivotal about a horizontal transverse axis at the rear end of the base and provided with a plurality of blades extending radially of the axis. This frame is pivotal between an upper position with the blades extending upward clear of the carriage from the axis and a lower position with the blades extending horizontally longitudinally and received in the slots. A link is connected between the carriage and the blade frame for displacing the carriage longitudinally from the rear base end to the front base end on displacement of the blade frame from the upper to the lower position and vice versa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual-purpose cutter and clipper for sponge cake mainly comprising such parts as a first flat body and a second flat body and a plug-in pin, in which a hollow round tube is formed close to the upper and lower sides at one end of the first flat body, and a grip handle is formed at its other end; a hollow round tube is formed close the middle part of one end of the second flat body and a grip handle same as of that on the said first flat body is formed at its other end, further the afore-said hollow round tubes in the first and second flat bodies can just match together in the overlapping upper and lower positions to form a through hollow round tube, a plug-in pin penetrates through the above-said hollow round tubes to make the said two flat bodies become movable with the plug-in pin as their axis and then used to cut and take the sponge cake according to the any preferred angle, further several parallel concave grooves are provided in the inner side faces on each of the said f

Abstract: There is disclosed an assembly of a slicing knife, support board and a holding strap cooperatively arranged for slicing a mass of foods, such as a loaf of bread, into slices of equal thickness. The support board includes a bottom having an upwardly-extending abutment wall at one end and upwardly-extending lateral guides adjacent said abutment wall, each guide having a knife blade-receiving guide slot spaced forwardly of the abutment wall a distance corresponding to the thickness of the slices to be obtained. The guide slots are in transverse registry. The holding strap forms a loop upwardly extending from the bottom and is engageable around the loaf of bread to prevent its deformation during the slicing operation. The knife includes a blade held under tension by a bow frame. The knife blade is co-axial with the knife handle to prevent twisting of the blade during slicing.

Abstract: A fruit slicing aid for use with non-drupaceous fruit of various sizes utilizes a hollow conical upright member within which the fruit is held. The walls of the upright member have vertical slots cooperatively aligned such that a knife-like slicing member may be inserted and urged downwardly to slice the fruit. An attached base provides stability and a stop limits downward movement of the slicing member.

Abstract: An apparatus consisting of portable elongated body containing a single centrally located slidable actuator between two cavities for the loading of foodstuff. This actuator connects to a slidable mover located within each cavity, such that application of downward force against the actuator causes both movers to simultaneously push loaded foodstuffs through removable sets of cutting blades, located at opposite ends of the apparatus. These movers, connected with a tension spring, and the actuator return to the load position upon release of the downward force.

Abstract: A mushroom slicer. An open-ended cylindrical tube has at least one lengthwise slot therethrough and a rectangular opening spaced from the slot. At one end is a cutter comprising a series of parallel wire passes across the tube adjacent that end. A piston freely movable inside the tube has a handle attached to it and extending out through the slot. In operation, a mushroom is placed via the rectangular opening into the tube between the piston and the cutter. The piston is rapidly moved manually toward the cutter to propel the mushroom through the cutter.

Abstract: A machine for dividing articles into wedge-shaped portions which includes a conveyor for transporting the articles along a processing path and a series of cutting stations spaced along the path. Individual article carriers, each supported on the conveyor for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the processing path, carry the articles through successive cutting stations. The carriers and associated articles are rotationally indexed between cutting stations by cam surfaces disposed along the processing path to cause the articles to be cut at the cutting stations on angularly displaced lines. The cutting stations include a rotary blade that is power-driven at a speed that approximates the speed of the conveyor to eliminate article handling problems as well as fouling of the apparatus and articles.

Abstract: An improved cake cutter device of the type having a cutting blade removably attached to a gear housing with rack and pinion means in conjunction with a plate to determine the length, and a helical screw in conjunction with the cutting blade to determine the width of a piece of cake to be cut, and securing means to secure the cut portion of the cake in position with the cutting blade, the improvement comprising a handle mounted perpendicularly to the plane of the housing of the cake cutter and trigger means for moving the rack means, a platform member to support the cake cutter to prevent touching of the cutting blade with the surrounding premises, and a V-shaped cutting blade with a curved apex.

Abstract: A cake cutter device having a polymorphic shaped cutting blade removably attached to a gear housing with rack and pinion device in conjunction with a plate to determine the length, and a helical screw in conjunction with the cutting blade to determine the width of a piece of cake to be cut, and a member to secure the cut portion of cake in position with the cutting blade for serving the cut piece of cake, which cut portion may be in a polymorphic shape as desired.

Abstract: Apparatus for cutting frozen food is supported on a table provided with a series of grasping members surrounding the food and resiliently urged inwardly so that when a vertically reciprocable cutting blade cuts the frozen food, the severed pieces of food are restored to their original positions so that a subsequent cut made in an angularly related position in the food will subdivide the food in equal portions. A series of press plates are mounted for vertical movement with the cutting blade to resiliently bear against the top of the food while being cut to prevent upward tilting of the pieces being severed.

Abstract: This device is a combination device, for slicing eggs, stick butter, soft cheeses and other foods, and it consists primarily of interchangeable cutting blades and food support members, the support members being slideable in the base of the device. It further consists of a pivotal frame secured to one end of the base, that has a provision for receiving different slicing or cutting blades, for adaptation to their respective food support members.

Abstract: A melon cutting tool includes an elongated handle portion having a preferably U-shaped cross section which is configured and dimensioned for gripping by the user's fingers and a blade portion secured to the handle portion normally thereof, having a generally notched-shaped cross section.

Abstract: A hand-held fiber cleaving tool has an elongate channel for receiving a fiber, a shroud for exposing a part of the fiber and a fiber cleaving unit including a cutting element rotative through the shroud about an axis parallel to and spaced from the channel longitudinal axis for generally sectoral cutting of the fiber.

Abstract: A method for cutting and maintaining in separate segments a gummous comestible, comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a disk-like template above the comestible, the template having a plurality of radiating extending slots; (b) positioning a cutting tool above one of the slots; (c) folding a sheet of wax-like material over the cutting edge of said tool and about both sides thereof; (d) simultaneously holding each side of said wax-like sheet against the sides of the tool and pressing said closely held sheet and tool into the gummous comestible; (e) withdrawing the cutting tool while permitting the material, as a result of the friction and surface tension of said gummous comestible thereagainst, to remain in the gummous comestible; and (f) repeating each of the above steps for each of the radiating extending slots of the template through which a corresponding cut and placement of the wax-like sheet material is desired, whereby a separation into segments, in accordance with the relative position of each of the

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing a cheesecake into a plurality of neatly cut pie-shaped slices of equal size. It includes a cutting cylinder having a plurality of tensioned cutting wires each extending diametrically across the lower end of the cylinder. The wires are tied at their one ends to retaining pins and at their other ends to guitar tuning peg assemblies at respective annularly spaced, equally distant locations about the cylinder. The cutting cylinder is attached with releasable latches beneath a similar size guide cylinder, in end to end relation. The cutting and guide cylinders are suspended from a U-shaped yoke with their common central axis extending vertically. The side edges of the yoke slidably engage respective vertical tracks which extend from a horizontal planar base. The cutting cylinder can be vertically reciprocated about its vertical axis into and out of close proximity with the base.

Abstract: A grapefruit cutting knife which is composed of a handle and a bifurcated working end with terminal ends which are serrated and which overlay one another for a scissor-type action in cutting the membranes between sections of grapefruit and there is provided an upstanding pair of knife-like members for slicing the grapefruit section from the membrane.

Abstract: A pizza cutter wherein the plunger is mounted for vertical reciprocation within a guard sleeve by an open spider fixed to the sleeve to expose a cutter mounted on the plunger below the spider for cleaning and visual observation during use. The cutter includes a plurality of radially extending blades detachably mounted on the plunger in an arrangement such that the sleeve, except when removed from the plunger, prevents detachment of the blades.

Abstract: A muffin holder and safety guard comprising a box-like member having an open end and dimensioned to receive a muffin separator therein. The holder and safety guard further includes means for releasably holding a muffin or like bakery product within the holder. When a muffin separator is inserted into the box-like member the muffin is impaled on prongs of the muffin separator, and when the muffin separator is withdrawn from the box-like member the muffin is released for subsequent separation.