Pepperoni slicing system

A slicing machine comprising:

• an upper housing having at least one feeder tube that receives for an elongate food article for vertical movement;
• a cutting plate horizontally attached beneath the upper housing for rotation and positioned to perpendicularly receive the elongate food article at a respective position offset from a center of rotation of the cutting plate;
• at least one reverse involute cutting blade that slices the elongate food article, is attached to the cutting plate, and having a cutting edge with an upward bevel;
• a curved slot formed through the cutting plate beneath the respective cutting edge to receive slices of the elongate food article.
• a drive motor having a drive shaft that is mechanically coupled to the cutting plate at the center of rotation to rotate the cutting plate;
• a base housing positioned below the upper housing;
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• a turntable attached for rotation to the base housing and that supports a food substrate that receives the slices of the elongate food article.