PRE-SLICED MUFFIN AND PRE-SLICING APPARATUS

摘要

The invention describes a pre-sliced English muffin having a knife edge peripheral cut made from the edge of the muffin radially inward a predetermined amount. The cut is positioned so that the top and bottom portions are approximately equal. The cutting facilitates the forking and subsequent separation of the top portion from the bottom portion of the muffin. The pre-sliced muffin is produced by slicing apparatus comprising an undulating guide and a plurality of series arranged rotating cutter disks spaced so that the muffin can be fed by suitable conveyor means into the apparatus. A first blade of the series makes a partial peripheral cut with the rotating blade and stationary guide cooperating to impart rotation to the muffin. Each successive rotating blade makes a partial peripheral cut to produce a finished muffin having a complete peripheral cut to a predetermined amount.