a horizontal meat slicer includes a frame and a lower conveyor belt having forward and rearward ends , the lower conveyor belt operative to receive a meat product thereon and transport it into and through the device . an upper pressing conveyor belt includes forward and rearward ends , the upper pressing conveyor belt and the lower conveyor belt cooperating such that meat product is compressed between the lower conveyor belt and the upper pressing conveyor belt . at least one bandsaw blade is rotatably mounted on the frame , a cutting section of the bandsaw blade traveling between the upper belt and lower belts . finally , at least one drive device such as a motor is operatively connected to each of the conveyor belts and the bandsaw blade to drive them to pull the meat product through the device and cut the meat product via the cutting edge of the bandsaw blade .