of the bread slices to be separated in another alternative the compressed air outlets may each be individually controlled to maximize fluttering of the slice of bread for example the slice may be subjected to alternating blasts of pressurized cooling fluid on either side this would maximize fluttering and promote rapid cooling in still another alternative embodiment the inter slice cooling means may include refrigerated plates such an embodiment could closely resemble the embodiment shown in fig2 except that the vent chambers 44 would be replaced by refrigerated plates the slice surfaces could come into contact or close proximity with the refrigerated plates and undergo cooling in that manner in another variation of the present invention a slicer could be incorporated into the slice separation means slicers at present act to form the slices and perform a minor separation of the slices an integrated slicer would reduce the space required in an assembly line the above method may be used with any sliced bread product such as slices rolls bagels etc the above method may also be implemented at any time after the bread is sliced the novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the present invention as to its structure organization use and method of operation together with further objectives and advantages thereof will be better understood from the following discussion other.