Patent ID: 8151674

Claim:
A method of cutting a food product into layers, the method comprising: providing a tray containing the food product, the tray having a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front wall, and a back wall, wherein the first side contains a first perforation line extending from the front wall to the back wall, the first perforation line positioned substantially parallel to the bottom, and wherein the second side contains a second perforation line extending from the front wall to the back wall, the second perforation line positioned substantially parallel to the bottom; wherein the tray further includes a cutting line having a first end and a second end, the cutting line spanning between the first side and the second side such that the first end of the cutting line protrudes through the first perforation line at an initial position adjacent to the front wall and the second end of the cutting line protrudes through the second perforation line at a position adjacent to the front wall; pulling on the first end of the cutting line and the second end of the cutting line to provide tension on the cutting line; moving the first end of the cutting line along the first perforation line from a position adjacent to the front wall to a terminal position adjacent to the back wall, to separate the first side of the tray into an upper portion and a lower portion along the first perforation line, wherein the first end of the cutting line protrudes through the first perforation line at a position adjacent to the back wall; and moving the second end of the cutting line along the second perforation line from a position adjacent to the front wall to a position adjacent to the back wall, to separate the second side of the tray into an upper portion and a lower portion along the second perforation line, wherein the second end of the cutting line protrudes through the second perforation line at a position adjacent to the back wall, with moving the first and second ends of the cutting line further comprising cutting the food product into upper and lower layers.