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A mushroom slicer. An open-ended cylindrical tube has at least one lengthwise slot therethrough and a rectangular opening spaced from the slot. At one end is a cutter comprising a series of parallel wire passes across the tube adjacent that end. A piston freely movable inside the tube has a handle a

A mushroom slicer. An open-ended cylindrical tube has at least one lengthwise slot therethrough and a rectangular opening spaced from the slot. At one end is a cutter comprising a series of parallel wire passes across the tube adjacent that end. A piston freely movable inside the tube has a handle attached to it and extending out through the slot. In operation, a mushroom is placed via the rectangular opening into the tube between the piston and the cutter. The piston is rapidly moved manually toward the cutter to propel the mushroom through the cutter.

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1. A self-contained, freely movable, easily cleanable mushroom slicer, comprising an open-ended cylindrical tube having at least one lengthwise slot therethrough, a rectangular inlet opening parallel to and spaced from said slot for inserting mushrooms into said slicer, said tube then retaining

1. A self-contained, freely movable, easily cleanable mushroom slicer, comprising an open-ended cylindrical tube having at least one lengthwise slot therethrough, a rectangular inlet opening parallel to and spaced from said slot for inserting mushrooms into said slicer, said tube then retaining it in place, cutting means at one open end of said tube comprising a series of parallel wire passes across said tube, adjacent said end, the other end of said tube being fully open, a cylindrical piston inside said cylindrical tube and freely movable inside it, having a radially extending opening leading thereinto from its peripheral surface, and an easily detachable handle fitting in said radially extending opening and extending out from said piston through said slot, whereby a mushroom can be placed in said tube between said piston and said cutting means and said piston rapidly moved manually by its said handle toward said cutting means to propel said mushroom through said cutting means, and whereby said handle can be detached and then said piston withdrawn completely through the fully open end and said handle, piston and tube then being easily cleanable without impediments or catching surfaces except said fully accessible cutting wires. 2. The mushroom slicer of claim 1 having two identical, diametrically opposite lengthwise slots to accommodate said handle on either side of said tube, said rectangular opening being located midway between said slots and spaced from them. 3. The mushroom slicer of claim 2 wherein said handle is removable from said radially extending opening in said piston so that said piston can be rotated 180° and the handle reinserted through the other slot enabling ambidextrous operation. 4. The mushroom slicer of claim 1 wherein the longitudinal centerline of said rectangular opening lies about 90° from that of said slot. 5. The mushroom slicer of claim 1 wherein said series of parallel wire passes comprise a single wire going back and forth across said tube and through parallel slots in the end of the tube. 6. The mushroom slicer of claim 5 having an end ring secured to the outer periphery of said tube at the end having said cutting means, holding in place said wire and covering its portions lying on the outer periphery of said tube. 7. The mushroom slicer of claim 1 wherein said piston is wooden. 8. The mushroom slicer of claim 1 wherein said handle is a metal rod removable from and press fit into said piston. 9. A self-contained, freely movable, easily cleanable mushroom slicer, comprising an open-ended cylindrical plastic tube having a pair of diametrically opposite lengthwise slots therethrough, a square inlet opening spaced in between and equally from said slots and with its longitudinal centerline at about 90° to said slots, for inserting mushrooms into said tube, cutting means at one open end of said tube comprising a series of parallel wire passes across said tube adjacent said end, the other end of said tube being fully open, a wooden cylindrical piston inside said cylindrical tube and freely movable inside it, having a radially extending opening leading thereinto from its peripheral surface, and an easily detachable metal handle member removably inserted into said radially extending opening and normally extending out through one said slot, whereby a mushroom can be placed in said tube between said piston and said cutting means and said piston rapidly moved manually by its said handle member toward said cutting means to propel said mushroom through said cutting means, and whereby said handle can be attached and then said piston withdrawn completely through the fully open end and said handle, piston and tube then being easily cleanable without impediments or catching surfaces except said fully accessible cutting wires. 10. The mushroom slicer of claim 9 wherein said series of parallel wire passes comprise a single wire going back and forth across said tube and through parallel slots in the end of the tube. 11. The mushroom slicer of claim 10 having an end ring secured to the outer periphery of said tube at the end having said cutting means, holding in place said wire and covering its portions lying on the outer periphery of said tube.