The Guillotine Bagel Slicer™

Let Them Eat Bagels.

40 LB DANGERBAKE ! CAUTION CC 4 in.
$249.99 $179.99
★★★★★ 4.9/5 (1,793 reviews)

Key Features

  • Historically accurate 1792 blueprint construction
  • Gravity-powered 40lb steel blade
  • Ornate hand-carved oak uprights with fleur-de-lis
  • Wicker catchment basket (for bagel halves, not heads)
  • One-slice precision (±0.001mm tolerance)
  • Supplied with tiny guillotine for cream cheese portioning
Do not place anything in the lunette you wish to keep in one piece. This includes bagels, cutting boards, fingers, and your sense of security.

Why The Guillotine Bagel Slicer™?

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Historically Accurate Construction

Built to the exact specifications of the 1792 French Revolution blueprints, scaled to 60% for kitchen use. Hand-carved oak uprights, iron fittings, and a 40lb angled steel blade that would make Dr. Guillotin weep with professional pride. UNESCO has been notified. They did not respond.

Gravity-Powered 40lb Blade

No electricity. No batteries. Just gravity, a 40-pound steel blade, and the inexorable passage of time. The blade drops at 9.8 m/s² and does not distinguish between bagels, cutting boards, countertops, or subfloors. Physics shows no favoritism.

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Ornate Hand-Carved Uprights

Each upright features hand-carved fleur-de-lis, acanthus scrollwork, and a small brass plaque that reads “LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, PETIT DÉJEUNER.” The craftsmanship is museum-quality. Several museums have asked us to stop saying that.

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Wicker Catchment Basket

A hand-woven wicker basket catches your perfectly sliced bagel halves as they fall. The basket is historically accurate and was originally designed to catch something else entirely. We have repurposed it. The basket does not know this.

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±0.001mm Precision

Every bagel is sliced to a tolerance of ±0.001mm. This is more precise than surgical equipment, CNC machines, and the human capacity to appreciate a bagel. Your everything bagel will be two perfect halves. Your counter may also be two perfect halves.

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Mini Cream Cheese Guillotine

Each unit ships with a 4-inch companion guillotine for portioning cream cheese. It is adorable. It is fully functional. It has the same blade-to-surface ratio as the full-sized unit. Do not underestimate it.

See It In Action

CHEESE DANGERBAKE LIBERTÉ! SWOOSH! Vive la France

Technical Specifications

Dimensions 18 in W × 36 in H × 14 in D
Weight 62 lbs (blade: 40 lbs)
Blade Material High-carbon steel, angled 45°
Drop Height 24 inches (terminal velocity: adequate)
Construction Hand-carved oak, wrought iron, brass fittings
Slice Tolerance ±0.001mm
Basket Material Hand-woven French wicker
Historical Accuracy Certified by no one (applications pending)

Destruction Testimonials

★★★★★

"The blade fell and the bagel was perfect. Two flawless halves. The cutting board was also two flawless halves. As was the counter. As was the floor. I live in a ranch house. I can now see the crawlspace."

— Margaux L.
★★★★★

"I brought it to the office. HR said I couldn't keep a guillotine in the break room. I pointed out it's a bagel slicer. They pointed out the blade weighs 40 pounds. We compromised. It stays."

— Kevin R.
★★★★☆

"The mini cream cheese guillotine is the most terrifyingly efficient kitchen tool I have ever owned. It portions cream cheese with the precision of a Swiss watch and the energy of the French Revolution."

— Bridget O.
★★★★★

"My wife said 'it's just a bagel slicer, how dangerous can it be?' I now have two kitchen islands. I used to have one. The slicer decided otherwise."

— Jean-Pierre D.
★★★☆☆

"Historically accurate in every detail. The rope pull mechanism, the angled blade, the dramatic pause before the drop. My morning bagel routine now takes 45 minutes and requires an audience."

— Professor Thorne
★★★★★

"My cat knocked the release lever. The blade fell. The bagel, the plate, the table, and my lease are all now in two pieces. The cat is fine. The cat is always fine."

— Danielle S.

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