F. Dick 20 mm Bacon Ripper Replacement Blades, 5-Pack

The widest blade F. Dick makes for its F. Dick bacon ripper, the 20 mm size, cuts the broadest channel along each rib. This pack holds five replacements for processors whose bellies call for it.

A wide blade may suit heavy bellies from mature hogs, where the ribs are large. As with every ripper blade, sharpness decides how the job goes. A new blade draws through with little force and leaves a clean surface, which matters when the belly will be sliced into bacon.

Buyers stocking more than one width should label the boxes clearly, since the blades look alike at a glance. Fitting the wrong width changes the cut on every belly that follows, and the mistake may not show until the bellies reach the slicer.

Swap the blade into the ripper head, and keep the spare blades boxed and dry until use. If the 20 mm cut turns out wider than needed, the 18 mm blades are one step down, and the original 14 mm blades match the size the ripper ships with.