A device for dispensing having a vessel having a cover at a first end and
having a second end is provided. A longitudinal separator is positioned
in the vessel that has an annular channel extending therethrough. The
device provides for a first dial rotatably connected to the second end
and having a central recess, a central hole and an first eccentric hole,
a second dial received in the recess and having a second central hole in
registration with the first hole, and a second eccentric hole capable of
being in registration with the first eccentric hole. The device has a
rotatable shaft extending through the cover, the channel, the first
central hole and fixable in the second central hole for selectively
providing registration between the first eccentric hole and the second
eccentric hole. The dispenser is usable in a variety of appliances such
as ice cream makers or coffee-related device.