Patent ID: 8251357

Claim:
An apparatus for treating food substances, which comprises: a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis, the cutting plate having a first cutting surface and a second cutting surface diametrically opposing the first cutting surface, the cutting plate being repositionable between a first orientation where the first cutting surface is presented for supporting food substances and a second orientation where the second cutting surface is presented for supporting food substances; and a collecting tray defining an inlet opening leading to a reservoir for collecting food substances, the collecting tray being dimensioned and configured to be releasably secured relative to the cutting plate when the cutting plate is in the first orientation thereof with the inlet opening vertically positioned, with respect to the vertical axis, substantially at, or below, the first cutting surface to receive food substances cut on the first cutting surface, the collecting tray being dimensioned and configured to be releasably secured relative to the cutting plate when the cutting plate is in the second orientation thereof with the inlet opening vertically positioned, with respect to the vertical axis, substantially at, or below, the second cutting surface to receive food substances cut on the second cutting surface.