A transverse food slicer includes a generally horizontal conveyor for advancing
food products to be sliced to a vertical cutting wheel having radially mounted
cutting blades thereon rotating in a cutting plane that transversely slice the
conveyed food products. Between the end of the conveyor and the cutting plane,
an inclined support surface is provided to stabilize relatively round food products
advanced to the cutting plane by the conveyor. The inclined support surface may
cooperate with cutting blades having thickness determining gauging surfaces thereon
facing towards the conveyor.
