A device for sectioning baked products, such as bagels or donuts, so that
those baked products are partitioned into bite size pieces which remain
partially attached to each other so that the baked product substantially
maintains its original pre-sectioned shape. The device includes a housing
with a wall and a plunger-activated blade that travels within the housing
interiorly of said wall. The blade slides through a slotted plate
disposed inwardly of a lower edge of the housing. When the plunger is
pushed toward the housing, the blade slides through the slotted plate and
cuts into the baked product. The sectioning device includes a limiting
mechanism which prevents the cutting edge of the blade from cutting
entirely through the baked product. When the plunger is released, the
slotted plate causes the sectioned baked product to release from the
blade as it is withdrawn through the slot. A plurality of blades and
corresponding slots in the slotted plate, may be provided to section the
baked product into a plurality of segments.