Device for feeding cut bases under a fresh product with a separating device for cutting a base web into individual bases which can be fed under a fresh product, with a knife device and a counter-cutting device, two transport devices (12, 13) for the fresh product and a conveying device for feeding the base web to the separating device, wherein the separating device is arranged such that the base web can be fed between the transport devices (12, 13) and the fresh product can be applied onto the base (2a, 2b), characterized in that both the knife device and the counter-cutting device each have at least two cutting edges (7a, b, 8a, b) and either the knife device and/or the counter-cutting device can be moved back and forth in two directions, wherein the knife device and the counter-cutting device are designed and arranged in such a way that a cut of the base web can be produced when the knife device is moved in the forwards direction and/or the counter cutting device is moved in the backwards direction and the knife device is moved in the backwards direction and/or the counter-cutting device is moved in the forwards direction, wherein a cutting edge (7a, b) of the knife device and a cutting edge (8a, b) of the counter-cutting device can move towards each other and shear the base web and the base web can be cut with the respective first cutting edge (7a, 8a) during the forward movement of the knife device and/or the backward movement of the counter-cutting device and during the backward movement of the knife device and/or the forward movement of the counter-cutting device by the respective second cutting edge (7b, 8b). a separating device for cutting a base web into individual bases which can be fed under a fresh product, with a knife device and a counter-cutting device, two transport devices (12, 13) for the fresh product and a conveying device for feeding the base web to the separating device, wherein the separating device is arranged such that the base web can be fed between the transport devices (12, 13) and the fresh product can be applied onto the base (2a, 2b), characterized in that both the knife device and the counter-cutting device each have at least two cutting edges (7a, b, 8a, b) and either the knife device and/or the counter-cutting device can be moved back and forth in two directions, wherein the knife device and the counter-cutting device are designed and arranged in such a way that a cut of the base web can be produced when the knife device is moved in the forwards direction and/or the counter cutting device is moved in the backwards direction and the knife device is moved in the backwards direction and/or the counter-cutting device is moved in the forwards direction, wherein a cutting edge (7a, b) of the knife device and a cutting edge (8a, b) of the counter-cutting device can move towards each other and shear the base web and the base web can be cut with the respective first cutting edge (7a, 8a) during the forward movement of the knife device and/or the backward movement of the counter-cutting device and during the backward movement of the knife device and/or the forward movement of the counter-cutting device by the respective second cutting edge (7b, 8b).