APPARATUS FOR CUTTING POTATO SLICES, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POTATO CHIPS

摘要

A potato chip cutting apparatus (2), the apparatus comprising an annular-shaped cutting head (4) and a central impeller (14) coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head (4) for delivering potatoes radially outwardly toward the cutting head (4), the impeller (14) having a base (16) with an upper surface (18) across which potatoes are, in use, delivered to the cutting head (4), a plurality of knives (8) serially mounted annularly around the cutting head (4), each knife (8) having a first cutting edge (10) extending substantially vertically and spaced from the cutting head (4) to provide a gap (12), extending in a radial direction, between the first cutting edge (10) and the cutting head (4), each knife (8) also having a second cutting edge (36) extending substantially horizontally and extending radially at least partly across the gap (12), the second cutting edge (36) being located at least 50mm above the upper surface (18) of the impeller (14) to define a cutting zone (38) for cutting a single potato slice between the upper surface (18) of the impeller (14) and the second cutting edge (36).