a housing including a removable top wall;

a feed chute carried by said top wall, and removable therewith, said feed chute having an inlet end projecting outwardly of said top wall, and an outlet end leading through said top wall into the housing;

a pusher member for pushing food articles through said feed chute into said housing;

a cutter device within said housing and aligned with said outlet end of the feed chute, said cutter device being mounted for reciprocatory forward and return movements transversely across said outlet end of the feed chute for cutting food articles fed therethrough into the desired form;

and an electrical drive unit including an electrical motor controlled by an on/off switch for reciprocating said cutter device;

said electrical drive unit being conveniently attachable to said housing, with a side of the electrical drive unit engaging a side of the feed chute, for reciprocating said cutter device, and being removable from said housing to facilitate cleaning the cutting device;

said electrical drive unit including an interlock normally disabling said drive unit, but actuatable to enable said drive unit;

said feed chute including an actuator extending laterally of said side thereof for actuating said interlock, and thereby enabling said drive unit, when the drive unit is located in its proper position on said top wall of the housing and attached thereto.