Finger shield for slicing vegetables

A device for use by one who is slicing foodstuffs with a cutting blade on a planar cutting surface, comprising:

• a) a concave body having first and second opposing ends, said body having a top and a bottom, wherein said concave body has an inner and outer surface, said concave body having a concave cavity therein, said concave cavity forming a throughbore therein wherein said throughbore is formed between said concave body and the planar cutting surface;
• b) a foodstuff disposed in said throughbore to permit a user to slice it;
• c) an enlarged finger shield disposed on said first end of said concave body, wherein said finger shield forms a flange extending laterally away from said outer surface of said concave body a distance effective to protect the fingers of a user from the cutting blade, said flange having a front face and a rear face, wherein the cutting blade reciprocates parallel to said front face as the foodstuff is sliced;
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• d) a handle disposed on said top of said concave body to permit one to grasp the handle while the foodstuff is being sliced, said handle running longitudinally along said top of said concave body, wherein said handle joins said rear of said finger shield and said top of said concave body;
• e) said concave body being elongated an effective length to retain a foodstuff in said throughbore so that the foodstuff is substantially perpendicular to the cutting blade to permit one to slice uniform sized pieces of the foodstuff,
• f) said handle having a front end and a rear end, wherein said front end joins said rear of said finger shield, wherein said handle extends longitudinally along said concave body toward said second end of said concave body;
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• g) means for compressing the foodstuff against the cutting surface whereby the foodstuff can be secured while the foodstuff is being sliced by the cutting blade.