Blade assembly for cutting food

A method of cutting a food product into V-shaped pieces, the method comprising:

• propelling the food product downstream towards a blade assembly, the blade assembly comprising a plurality of V-shaped blades, each of the plurality of V-shaped blades having a first end portion located outside of a food flow path of the blade assembly, a second end portion located outside of the food flow path, and an intermediate portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, wherein the intermediate portion comprises an apex and is located in the food flow path, and wherein the intermediate portion is unsupported in that no element of the blade assembly within the food flow path is in direct contact with the intermediate portion;
• impacting the intermediate portions of the V-shaped blades with the food product, wherein each first end portion and each second end portion is removably fastened to a respective blade mount adapted to inhibit the V-shaped blade from rotating when impacted by the food product;
• and
• moving the food product to a downstream end of the food flow path, whereby the intermediate portions of the plurality of V-shaped blades cut the food product into the V-shaped pieces,
• wherein:
• the plurality of V-shaped blades comprises a plurality of blade groups, each blade group including at least two V-shaped blades, the apex of each V-shaped blade within the blade group being radially spaced apart from the apex of each other V-shaped blade within the blade group, the at least two V-shaped blades in each blade group together defining at least one V-shaped profile space when viewed parallel to a downstream direction, and
• said moving the food product to a downstream end of the food flow path comprises passing the food product through the V-shaped profile space of each blade group.