Bread slicer

A bread slicer having a frame with a front side opposite a rear side and two lateral sides extending between the front side and the rear side, which slicer comprises:

• a loading compartment which is connected to a receiving compartment, the loading compartment (6) being adjacent to said front side while the receiving compartment is close to said rear side,
• an access opening (8) for the loading compartment to put a loaf of bread to be sliced in this compartment, the access opening being accessible from said front side by a user who is positioned in front of this front side to put a loaf of bread to be sliced in the loading compartment and to retrieve the loaf of bread after the loaf of bread has been cut into slices,
• a cutting member which can move along a cutting plane to cut slices of the bread (16) as the cutting member moves between said compartments,
• a support surface for the bread extending into the above-mentioned compartments and having a slot between the compartments to allow the passage of the cutting member along said cutting plane, this support surface defining a direction of movement of the bread extending between the front side and the rear side of the frame and parallel to the support surface,
• a movable push rod which can move in said direction of movement (11) of the bread (16) which enables the bread to be seized and moved between said compartments through the cutting plane, this movable push rod being guided by a guide rail extending substantially parallel to the support surface and to said direction of movement,
• wherein the support surface is inclined at an angle (α) greater than 10° and less than 25° with respect to a horizontal line extending perpendicularly to the front side of the slicer.