Spiral meat slicing apparatus

A spiral meat slicer for forming a continuous spiral slice in a cut of boneless meat having major and minor longitudinal ends, comprising,

• (a) a lower meat support assembly comprising a rotatively driven lower shaft, an upstanding lower spike for receiving the major longitudinal end of a cut of boneless meat, a turntable connected to said rotatively driven lower shaft for rotation therewith, and a meat platform for elevating the cut of boneless meat above said turntable, said lower spike being carried by said lower shaft;
• (b) an upper meat support assembly comprising a rotatively driven, vertically adjustable upper shaft and an upper spike for receiving the minor longitudinal end of a cut of boneless meat, said upper spike being carried by said vertically adjustable upper shaft, said upper spike being in coaxial alignment with said lower upstanding spike thereby defining an axis of rotation for a cut of boneless meat supported between said lower and said upper meat support assemblies, said upper and lower spikes include orthogonally intersecting pointed blades and have a cruciform shape;
• (c) a vertically indexable knife for slicing a cut of boneless meat, said knife position relative to said axis of rotation to enable a continuous spiral cut to be made therein;
• (d) means for vertically indexing said vertically indexable knife relative to a cut of boneless meat;
• (e) means for imparting a cutting motion to said knife;
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• (f) means for synchronously rotating the shafts of the meat support assemblies such that the major and minor longitudinal ends of a cut of boneless meat are steadily and uniformly driven by said upper and lower spikes so as to thereby produce a clean, uniform spiral cut between the longitudinal ends of a cut of boneless meat during engagement of said vertically indexable knife therewith.