DEVICE FOR THE COMMINUTION OF FOODSTUFFS

Abstract

A device for comminuting foodstuffs has a base part which has a receptacle for a cutting part, and has an actuation part that is connected in an articulated manner to the base part and is pivotable toward the base part for a product to be comminuted to be pushed along a pushing through direction through a cutting part inserted into the receptacle and into a container. The receptacle is configured for receiving at least two cutting parts on top of one another such that product to be comminuted by means of a pivoting movement of the actuation part toward the base part is capable of being pushed through the cutting parts that are disposed on top of one another in the receptacle wherein the two cutting parts are disposable at different mutual relative rotary alignments in the receptacle.

Claims

1. A device for comminuting foodstuffs, the device comprising: a base part including a receptacle having an opening; a container configured to receive comminuted product, wherein the container is disposed beneath the base part and has the same shape in cross-section as the base part, such that the base part completely covers the container and the container is connectable to the base part to support the base part; a first cutting part and a second cutting part removably receivable by the receptacle such that the first cutting part is arranged on top of the second cutting part in the receptacle; an actuation part articulatedly connected to the base part, wherein the actuation part is pivotable about a rotation axis relative to the base part; and a press plunger carried by the actuation part to push a product to be comminuted in a pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts when the first and second cutting parts are received in the receptacle and the actuation part and the press plunger are pivoted about the rotation axis toward the base part; wherein the first cutting part and the second cutting part are disposable at a plurality of different rotary alignments relative to each other in the receptacle about an axis corresponding to the pushing through direction to provide a plurality of different comminuted product shapes; wherein the first and second cutting parts are receivable by the receptacle through the opening and the press plunger plunges into the receptacle through the opening to push the product to be comminuted in the pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts in each of the plurality of different rotary alignments of the first and second cutting parts when the first and second cutting parts are received in the receptacle; wherein the first cutting part includes cutting blades arranged in a cutting plane of the first cutting part and the second cutting part includes cutting blades arranged in a cutting plane of the second cutting part, wherein the cutting plane of the first cutting part is spaced apart from the cutting plane of the second cutting part when the first cutting part is arranged on top of the second cutting part in the receptacle; wherein in each of the plurality of different rotary alignments of the first and second cutting parts in the receptacle, the cutting blades of the second cutting part are not aligned with the cutting blades of the first cutting part; and wherein the press plunger is configured to extend between the cutting blades of the first cutting part and between the cutting blades of the second cutting part when the actuation part and the press plunger are pivoted about the rotation axis toward the base part to push the product to be comminuted in the pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts in the receptacle in each of the plurality of different rotary alignments of the first and second cutting parts.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first cutting part includes a toothing and the second cutting part includes a counter-toothing, wherein the first cutting part is stackable on top of the second cutting part such that the toothing of the first cutting part interacts with the counter-toothing of the second cutting part to fix the first and second cutting parts in a selected one of the different rotary alignments relative to one another, wherein the toothing and the counter-toothing are arranged to prevent motion of the first cutting part relative to the second cutting part in two orthogonal directions, wherein the toothing and the counter-toothing are arranged along a first direction orthogonal to the pushing through direction to prevent motion of the first cutting part relative to the second cutting part in the first direction, and wherein the toothing and the counter-toothing are further arranged along a second direction orthogonal to the pushing through direction and the first direction to prevent motion of the first cutting part relative to the second cutting part in the second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are the two orthogonal directions.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the toothing and the counter-toothing mesh with one another along a stacking direction corresponding to the pushing through direction.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the cutting plane of the first cutting part is parallel to the cutting plane of the second cutting part when the first cutting part is arranged on top of the second cutting part in the receptacle.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein the first cutting part includes a frame for holding the cutting blades of the first cutting part, and the toothing is formed in the frame of the first cutting part.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the second cutting part includes a frame for holding the cutting blades of the second cutting part, and the counter-toothing is formed in the frame of the second cutting part.

7. The device according to claim 3, wherein the cutting blades of the first cutting part are arranged differently than the cutting blades of the second cutting part.

8. The device according to claim 3, wherein the cutting blades of the first cutting part are parallel to one another, and the cutting blades of the second cutting part are parallel to one another.

9. The device according to claim 3, wherein the first and second cutting parts are selectively disposable in the receptacle such that the cutting blades of the first cutting part are parallel to and offset from the cutting blades of the second cutting part when viewed along the pushing through direction.

10. The device according to claim 3, wherein the first and second cutting parts are selectively disposable in the receptacle such that the cutting blades of the first cutting part are orthogonal to the cutting blades of the second cutting part when viewed along the pushing through direction.

11. The device according to claim 3, wherein the press plunger has grooves into which the cutting blades of the first cutting part are received during a comminution procedure when the first cutting part is received in the receptacle, and the press plunger has grooves into which the cutting blades of the second cutting part are received during a comminution procedure when the second cutting part is received in the receptacle.

12. The device according to claim 3, wherein the press plunger comprises a first press plunger region and a second press plunger region different from the first press plunger region, and the press plunger is selectively securable in each of a first operative position and a second operative position on the actuation part for respectively using the first and second press plunger regions.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein in the first operative position the first press plunger region faces the receptacle and the second press plunger region faces the actuation part, and in the second operative position the second press plunger region faces the receptacle and the first press plunger region faces the actuation part, and wherein the press plunger is transferable from the first operative position to the second operative position by rotating the press plunger relative to the actuation part by 180 degrees.

14. The device according to claim 1, wherein the press plunger is releasably securable on the actuation part so as to be removable from the actuation part in a non-destructive manner without use of a removal tool.

15. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a placeholder part without a cutting blade, the placeholder part being removably receivable by the receptacle.

16. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second cutting parts are selectively disposable in the receptacle in each of a first relative rotary alignment of the plurality of different rotary alignments and a second relative rotary alignment of the plurality of different rotary alignments, wherein the first relative rotary alignment differs from the second relative rotary alignment by a rotation angle less than 180 degrees, and wherein the external dimensions of the first and second cutting parts comprise a rotational symmetry about the axis corresponding to the pushing through direction in each of the first relative rotary alignment and the second relative rotary alignment.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the first relative rotary alignment differs from the second relative rotary alignment by a rotation angle of 45 degrees or by a rotation angle of 90 degrees.

18. The device according to claim 1, wherein the press plunger includes a set of grooves having at least two parallel grooves and another set of grooves having a first other groove, wherein the first other groove intersects the at least two parallel grooves at an angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein the another set of grooves has a second other groove, wherein the first other groove and the second other groove intersect one another in a crossing region.

20. The device according to claim 19, wherein the first other groove and the second other groove intersect one another at an angle unequal to 90 degrees.

21. The device according to claim 19, wherein the press plunger includes a further set of grooves having at least two further grooves.

22. The device according to claim 21, wherein the at least two further grooves are parallel to one another.

23. The device according to claim 21, wherein the at least two further grooves intersect the at least two parallel grooves in the set of grooves at an angle of 90 degrees.

24. The device according to claim 21, wherein one of the at least two further grooves intersects the first other groove and the second other groove in the crossing region.

25. The device according to claim 21, wherein the further set of grooves has a first further groove and a second further groove which have different groove depths.

26. The device according to claim 21, wherein the further grooves of the further set of grooves extend from a first side of the press plunger to a second side of the press plunger.

27. The device according to claim 26, wherein at least one of the first other groove, the second other groove, and the grooves of the set of grooves extends from a third side of the press plunger to a fourth side of the press plunger.

28. The device according to claim 18, wherein the grooves of the another set of grooves have a same groove depth.

29. The device according to claim 18, wherein the grooves of the set of grooves have a same groove depth.

30. The device according to claim 1, further comprising another cutting part removably receivable by the receptacle, the another cutting part having a cutting blade arrangement in which at least three cutting blades mutually intersect in a crossing region, and the press plunger includes grooves into which the cutting blades of the another cutting part are received during a comminution procedure when the another cutting part is received in the receptacle.

31. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a further press plunger which is securable as a replacement for the press plunger on the actuation part.

32. The device according to claim 1, wherein the base part includes a first handgrip part and the actuation part has a second handgrip part, wherein the first handgrip part and the second handgrip part are arranged to be simultaneously gripped and squeezed toward one another with one hand of a user.

33. The device according to claim 32, wherein the first handgrip part protrudes laterally beyond the container.

34. A device for comminuting foodstuffs, the device comprising: a base part including a receptacle having an opening; a container configured to receive comminuted product, wherein the container is disposed beneath the base part and has the same shape in cross-section as the base part, such that the base part completely covers the container, and the container is connectable to the base part to support the base part; a first cutting part and a second cutting part removably receivable by the receptacle such that the first cutting part is arranged on top of the second cutting part in the receptacle; and an actuation part articulatedly connected to the base part, wherein the actuation part is pivotable about a rotation axis relative to the base part; and a press plunger carried by the actuation part to push a product to be comminuted in a pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts when the first and second cutting parts are received in the receptacle and the actuation part and the press plunger are pivoted about the rotation axis toward the base part; wherein the first cutting part and the second cutting part are disposable at a plurality of different rotary alignments relative to each other in the receptacle about an axis corresponding to the pushing through direction; wherein the first and second cutting parts are receivable by the receptacle through the opening and the press plunger plunges into the receptacle through the opening to push the product to be comminuted in the pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts in each of the plurality of different rotary alignments of the first and second cutting parts when the first and second cutting parts are received in the receptacle; and wherein the first cutting part includes a toothing and the second cutting part includes a counter-toothing, wherein the first cutting part is stackable on top of the second cutting part such that the toothing of the first cutting part interacts with the counter-toothing of the second cutting part to fix the first and second cutting parts in a selected rotary alignment of the plurality of different rotary alignments, wherein the toothing and the counter-toothing are arranged along a first direction orthogonal to the pushing through direction to prevent motion of the first cutting part relative to the second cutting part in the first direction, and wherein the toothing and the counter-toothing are further arranged along a second direction orthogonal to the pushing through direction and the first direction to prevent motion of the first cutting part relative to the second cutting part in the second direction.

35. A device for comminuting foodstuffs, the device comprising: a base part including a receptacle having an opening; a container configured to receive comminuted product, wherein the container is disposed beneath the base part and has the same shape in cross-section as the base part, such that the base part completely covers the container, and the container is connectable to the base part to support the base part; a first cutting part and a second cutting part removably receivable by the receptacle such that the first cutting part is on top of the second cutting part in the receptacle; and an actuation part articulatedly connected to the base part, wherein the actuation part is pivotable about a rotation axis relative to the base part; and a press plunger carried by the actuation part to push a product to be comminuted in a pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts when the first and second cutting parts are received in the receptacle and the actuation part and the press plunger are pivoted about the rotation axis toward the base part; wherein the first cutting part and the second cutting part are disposable at a plurality of different rotary alignments relative to each other in the receptacle about an axis corresponding to the pushing through direction; wherein the first and second cutting parts are receivable by the receptacle through the opening and the press plunger plunges into the receptacle through the opening to push the product to be comminuted in the pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts in each of the plurality of different rotary alignments of the first and second cutting parts when the first and second cutting parts are received in the receptacle; wherein the first and second cutting parts are selectively disposable in the receptacle in each of a first relative rotary alignment of the plurality of different rotary alignments and a second relative rotary alignment of the plurality of different rotary alignments, wherein the first relative rotary alignment differs from the second relative rotary alignment by a rotation angle less than 180 degrees; wherein the first cutting part includes at least one overhanging grip arm arranged to engage a sidewall of the receptacle when the first cutting part is received by the receptacle; wherein the first cutting part includes cutting blades arranged in a cutting plane of the first cutting part and the second cutting part includes cutting blades arranged in a cutting plane of the second cutting part, wherein the cutting plane of the first cutting part is spaced apart from the cutting plane of the second cutting part when the first cutting part is arranged on top of the second cutting part in the receptacle; wherein the cutting blades of the second cutting part are not aligned with the cutting blades of the first cutting part in the first relative rotary alignment and the press plunger is configured to extend between the cutting blades of the first cutting part and between the cutting blades of the second cutting part when the actuation part and the press plunger are pivoted about the rotation axis toward the base part to push the product to be comminuted in the pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts in the receptacle in the first relative rotary alignment; and wherein the cutting blades of the second cutting part are not aligned with the cutting blades of the first cutting part in the second relative rotary alignment and the press plunger is configured to extend between the cutting blades of the first cutting part and between the cutting blades of the second cutting part when the actuation part and the press plunger are pivoted about the rotation axis toward the base part to push the product to be comminuted in the pushing through direction through the first and second cutting parts in the receptacle in the second relative rotary alignment.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING VIEWS

[0048] The subject matter of the invention is schematically illustrated in an exemplary manner in the drawing and will be described hereunder by means of the figures wherein identical elements or functionally equivalent elements even in different exemplary embodiments are in most instances provided with the same reference signs. In the drawing:

[0049] FIGS. 1 to 3 show schematic detailed views of an exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention;

[0050] FIGS. 4 to 7 show a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention in different configurations for cutting different cut shapes;

[0051] FIGS. 8 to 11 show an exemplary embodiment of an advantageous press plunger for a device according to the invention;

[0052] FIGS. 12 to 20 show another exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention in different configurations for cutting different cut shapes; and

[0053] FIG. 21 shows an exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention that is embodied as a table-top apparatus.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0054] FIGS. 1 to 3 schematically and in the plan view show in an exemplary manner a receptacle 1 of a device according to the invention for comminuting foodstuffs. The receptacle 1 is configured for receiving at least two cutting parts 2, 3 on top of one another such that product to be comminuted by means of a pivoting movement of the actuation part toward the base part is advanceable through the cutting parts 2, 3 that are disposed on top of one another in the receptacle 1, wherein the two cutting parts 2, 3 are disposable in the receptacle 1 at different mutual relative rotary alignments.

[0055] A first cutting part 2 of the cutting parts 2, 3 has mutually parallel first cutting blades 4 which are disposed in a first frame 5 and are fixedly connected to the frame 5. A second cutting part 3 of the cutting parts 2, 3 has mutually parallel second cutting blades 6 which are disposed in a second frame 7 and are fixedly connected to the frame 7.

[0056] For example, it is possible for the two cutting parts 2, 3 to be disposed in a first mutual relative rotary alignment in the receptacle 1 in order for slices to be cut, this being illustrated in FIG. 1. Alternatively, it is possible for the two cutting parts 2, 3 to be disposed at a second mutual relative rotary alignment in the receptacle 1 in order for sticks that are diamond-shaped in the cross-section to be cut, this being illustrated in FIG. 2. Moreover, it is possible for the two cutting parts 2, 3 to be disposed at a third mutual relative rotary alignment in the receptacle 1 in order for sticks that are square or rectangular in the cross-section, or cubes, to be cut, this being illustrated in FIG. 3.

[0057] A press plunger, the groove pattern of which is configured in such a manner that said press plunger is usable for all three rotary alignments, can in particular be provided. A replacement of the press plunger is unnecessary in this way. Alternatively, a plurality of different press plungers can however also be used, wherein each press plunger is assigned to one of the rotary alignments.

[0058] FIG. 4 shows an exemplary embodiment of a device for comminuting foodstuffs in the loading position, said device being configured as a hand-held apparatus. The device can in particular have the press plunger illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 11. The device has an actuation part 8 which has a press plunger 9. The press plunger 9 is fixedly attached to a press lever 10 of the actuation part 8. The device moreover has a base part 11 having a receptacle 101. The actuation part 8 is connected to the base part 11 in an articulated manner. The receptacle 101 is configured for receiving two cutting parts 102, 103 on top of one another such that product to be comminuted is advanceable through the cutting parts 102, 103 that are disposed on top of one another in the receptacle 101 by means of a pivoting movement of the actuation part 8 toward the base part 11, wherein the two cutting parts 102, 103 are disposable at different mutual relative rotary alignments in the receptacle 101. The first cutting part 102 may include at least one overhanging grip arm 107 arranged to engage a sidewall of the receptacle 101 when the first cutting part 102 is received by the receptacle 101.

[0059] The actuation part 8 is pivoted toward the base part 11 in order for a foodstuff product to be comminuted. The foodstuff product that is pushed through the cutting parts 102, 103 automatically drops into the container 12. As the foodstuff product is pushed through the cutting parts 102, 103, the press plunger 9 comes to engage with the cutting parts 102, 103. In particular, the cutting blades 104, 106 of the cutting parts 102, 103 penetrate correspondingly assigned grooves and/or other grooves and/or further grooves of the press plunger 9. Another cut shape of the foodstuff product can be implemented in that the mutual rotary alignment of the cutting parts 102, 103 is modified, this being illustrated in FIG. 5.

[0060] It is also possible for only one of the cutting parts 102, 103 and a placeholder frame 13 to be inserted into the receptacle 101, for example in order for wider slices to be cut. This is illustrated in FIG. 6.

[0061] It is also possible for another cutting part 14 having another cutting-blade arrangement to be inserted into the receptacle 101 instead of the cutting parts 102, 103, for example in order for wedges to be cut. This is illustrated in FIG. 7. The other cutting-blade arrangement is formed by three cutting blades 26 which intersect in a crossing region 27.

[0062] In the case of this device a press plunger 9 is present, the groove pattern of said press plunger 9 being configured in such a manner that said press plunger 9 is usable for all three rotary alignments.

[0063] The press plunger 9 for a device according to the invention as illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 11 has a set of grooves having a plurality of, in particular precisely four, grooves 15. The four grooves 15 run so as to be mutually parallel. The press plunger moreover has another set of grooves having a first other groove 16, wherein the first other groove 16 intersects each of the grooves 15 in each case at an angle ?1. The angle ?1 is larger than 0? and smaller than 900.

[0064] The other set of grooves moreover has a second other groove 17 which intersects each of the first grooves 15 at an angle ?2. The angle ?2 is larger than 0? and smaller than 90?. In the embodiment shown, the first other groove 16 intersects the grooves 15 at the same angle as the second other groove 17.

[0065] The first other groove 16 and the second other groove 17 mutually intersect in a crossing region 18. An angle ? between the first other groove 16 and the second other groove 17 herein is larger than 0? and smaller than 90?. The grooves 15 of the set of grooves and the other grooves 16, 17 of the other set of grooves have a linear and continuous profile.

[0066] The press plunger 9 moreover has a further set of grooves which has a plurality of further grooves, in particular nine further grooves. The further grooves run so as to be mutually parallel and/or have a linear and continuous profile. As can be seen from FIG. 8, the further set of grooves herein has five first further grooves 19 and four second further grooves 20. The first further grooves 19 differ from the second further grooves 20 in that the former have a greater groove depth. Moreover, the first further grooves 19 and the second further grooves 20 intersect the grooves 15 of the set of grooves at an angle of 90?. Additionally, a first further groove 19 intersects the first other groove 16 and the second other groove 17 in the crossing region 18, as can be seen from FIG. 9.

[0067] The grooves 15 of the set of grooves are disposed in the press plunger 9 in such a manner that the further grooves 19, 20 of the further set of grooves extend from a first press-plunger peripheral side 21 to a second press-plunger peripheral side 22. The grooves 15 extend from a third press-plunger peripheral side 23 to a fourth press-plunger peripheral side 24. The first other groove 16 and the second other groove 17 likewise extend from the third press-plunger peripheral side 23 to the fourth press-plunger peripheral side 24.

[0068] The first press-plunger peripheral side 21 and the second press-plunger peripheral side 22 herein are mutually opposite in relation to a plane of one of the grooves 15. The third press-plunger peripheral side 23 and the fourth press-plunger peripheral side 24 are mutually opposite in relation to another plane of one of the first further grooves 19 or of one of the second further grooves 20.

[0069] FIG. 11 shows a front view of the fourth press-plunger peripheral side 24. It can be seen from FIG. 11 that the grooves 15 of the set of grooves all have the same groove depth. A side view of the press plunger, in particular a view of the first press-plunger peripheral side 21, is shown in FIG. 10. As has already been described above, the first further grooves 19 have a greater groove depth than the second further grooves 20. It can moreover be derived from FIG. 10 that the first further grooves 19 and the second further grooves 20 are disposed in an alternating manner along the direction 25 from the third press-plunger peripheral side 23 to the fourth press-plunger peripheral side 24. The second further grooves 20 herein have the same groove depth as the grooves 15.

[0070] The hand-held apparatus shown in FIG. 12 is a further exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention. Said hand-held apparatus has a first handgrip part 28 which has a press plunger 109 which is embodied as a double press plunger. The hand-held apparatus moreover has a second handgrip part 29 which includes a receptacle 101. The first handgrip part 28 is connected to the second handgrip part 29 in an articulated manner such that the first handgrip part 28 from the loading position to a closed position is pivotable toward the second handgrip part 29 in order for foodstuff product to be comminuted (not illustrated in the figures) to be pushed through cutting parts 102, 103 that are inserted into the receptacle 101. Once the foodstuff product has been pushed through the cutting parts 102, 103 the first handgrip part 28 is pivoted back from the closed position to the loading position. The press plunger 109 is attachable to the first handgrip part 28 so as to be releasable and/or so as to be detachable therefrom.

[0071] The press plunger 109 has a first plunger region 30 and a second plunger region 31. The press plunger 109 is attachable to the first handgrip part 28 selectively in a first operative position in which the foodstuff product that is to be comminuted is advanceable through the cutting parts 102, 103 by means of the first plunger region 30, or in a second operative position in which the foodstuffs product that is to be comminuted is advanceable through the cutting parts 102, 103 by means of the second plunger region 31.

[0072] The first handgrip part 28 has a press-plunger portion 32 and a first handgrip portion 33. The press-plunger portion 32 has a press-plunger receptacle for partially receiving the press plunger 109.

[0073] The second handgrip part 29 has a cutting-part portion 34 and a second handgrip portion 35. The cutting-part portion 34 has the receptacle 101. The hand-held apparatus moreover has a container 12 onto which the cutting-part portion 34 can be placed. The container 12 is completely covered by the cutting-part portion 34 when the cutting-part portion 34 is placed onto the container 12.

[0074] The hand-held apparatus moreover has a latching device which has a latching element 36 that is provided on the first handgrip part 28 and a counter-latching element 37 that is provided on the second handgrip part 29. In a closed position of the hand-held apparatus the first handgrip part 28 bears completely on the second handgrip part 29, wherein by activating the latching element 36 the latter can be connected to the counter-latching element 37 in such a manner that the first handgrip part 28 and the second handgrip part 29 can be held in the closed position which is illustrated in FIG. 18. The connection between the latching element 36 and the counter-latching element 37 can be released again by activating the latching element 36 again.

[0075] The hand-held apparatus moreover has a holding means 38 which for securing the press plunger 109 to the press-plunger portion 32 is operatively connected to a counter-holding means of the press plunger 109. The counter-holding means is a conduit that extends through both plunger regions 30, 31. The holding means 38 has two hook-shaped protrusions which are configured so as to be movable in relation to one another. A force which causes the protrusions to move in relation to one another is exerted by the user of the hand-held apparatus on both protrusions in order for the press plunger 109 to be released from the press-plunger portion 32.

[0076] The cutting parts 102, 103 can be inserted into the receptacle in such a manner, for example, that the first cutting blades 104 of the first cutting part 102 and the second cutting blades 106 of the second cutting part 103 when viewed in the projection intersect and thus form a cutting-blade arrangement for cutting sticks or cubes, this being illustrated in FIGS. 12, 15, and 19.

[0077] It is also possible for the cutting parts 102, 103 to be inserted into the receptacle in such a manner that the first cutting blades 104 of the first cutting part 102 and the second cutting blades 106 of the second cutting part 103 are disposed so as to be mutually parallel and thus form a cutting-blade arrangement for cutting thin slices, this being illustrated in FIG. 14.

[0078] It is also possible to insert only one of the cutting parts 102, 103 and a placeholder frame 13 into the receptacle 101, for example in order to cut wider slices. This is illustrated in FIG. 13.

[0079] The second plunger region 31 of the press plunger is used both for cutting sticks or cubes as well as for cutting slices.

[0080] It is also possible for another cutting part 14 having another cutting-blade arrangement to be inserted into the receptacle 101 instead of the cutting parts 102, 103, for example in order for wedges to be cut. This is illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 20. The other cutting-blade arrangement is formed by three cutting blades 26 which intersect in a crossing region 27. The first plunger region 30 of the press plunger is used for cutting wedges.

[0081] FIG. 21 shows an exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention, configured as a table-top apparatus, for comminuting foodstuffs. The device has a container 212 which functions as a stand for setting up on a worktop. A lid-type attachment of the base part that is placed onto the container 212 has a receptacle 201 for a plurality of cutting parts 202, 203 which can be disposed on top of one another in the receptacle. An actuation part having a press plunger 209 is disposed in an articulated manner on the base part. The cutting part 202 has a toothing 39 which interacts with a counter-toothing 40 of the second cutting part 203 so as to fix the cutting parts 202, 203 in a mutually relative manner.