Patent ID: 7340835

Claim:
A slicer for a food product, comprising: a housing having at least one longitudinal blade and defining a chamber that receives the food product; the housing including a first element having a retainer surface and a second element having a series of transverse blades, wherein the first and second elements are rotatable relative to each other from a ready position with the food product positioned between the retainer surface and the transverse blades to a sliced position to transversely slice the food product all the way through into a plurality of transverse pieces; and a plunger that is received in the housing and moveable relative to the longitudinal blade from a ready position with the food product positioned therebetween to a sliced position to longitudinally slice the food product all the way through into at least two longitudinal pieces, wherein the second element and the plunger have cooperating engagement elements that prevent rotation therebetween, wherein rotating the plunger rotates the transverse blades relative to the longitudinal blades.