Abstract: A mechanical spacing apparatus for placement between a vertical dry wall member and a horizontal flooring panel. The flooring panel and the dry-wall member meet at right angles. The spacing apparatus comprises a horizontal front projecting element for placement on the top surface of the flooring panel joined to a vertical upwards projecting element for abutting adjacent to the vertical dry-wall member. The spacing apparatus comprises horizontal and vertical elements at right angles. Projecting vertically downwards from the right angle join between the horizontal and vertical elements is a spacing element having a predetermined thickness for creating a suitable spacing distance between the inward edge of the flooring panel and the bottom of the vertical dry-wall member thereby accommodating a suitable expansion distance for the flooring installation. The apparatus is easily installed and removed by hand by a flooring installer.

Abstract: A baked good marking device assembly comprises a base, an elongated marking arm, and a marker. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The elongated marking arm is generally perpendicular to the base. The elongated marking arm has a first side and a second side. At least one of the first side and the second side includes one of either a first channel and a first rail. The elongated marking arm has measuring indicia proximate the one of either the first channel and the first rail. The elongated marking arm is removably fixed to the base. The marker has a body portion. The marker is moveable along the first channel or the first rail of the elongated marking arm. The marker has a marking portion protruding outward from the body portion. The marking portion is disposed in a generally perpendicular relationship to the elongated marking arm.

Abstract: A pasta dispenser includes a portion wheel having variously sized apertures. The portion wheel is integrated into a cap or lid for the dispenser. In use, the user turns the portion wheel to the desired portion size, tips the dispenser, and retrieves the correct amount of pasta. In some embodiments the apertures are oval. Further, some embodiments include an integrated lid that covers the portion wheel to create a contaminate free enclosure for storing pasta. Yet other embodiments include a pasta dispenser including a head unit having an aperture opening and a shutter that can be slid or rotated over the head unit to partially block the aperture opening. When the container is tipped, portions of pasta can slide out of the opening.

Abstract: An ornamental cutting/serving measuring board usable as various kitchen utensils, such as a cheese cutting board, a teapot board, a noodle gauge, a standing party tray and the like, a surface of a ceramic board body is coated with an ornamental glaze layer. A hanger portion is formed in an upper portion of the ceramic board body. The ceramic board body has a plurality of through-holes of different sizes. A hole edge of each through-hole is covered with the ornamental glaze layer for comfort and safety.

Abstract: A vessel for monitoring the caloric equivalence of liquids. The vessel's sidewalls are imprinted with rows and columns of indicia relating a volume of liquid held by the vessel to a particular liquid food product and its caloric equivalence value.

Abstract: A slicing guide marker for marking impressionable food products with an elongated cantilever arm rotatably attached to a support shaft. The cantilever arm having a marking roller adjacent one end and a counterweight slidably carried by the arm. The marking roller having a wheel with a plurality of teeth extending generally radially outwardly of the wheel for marking the food product.

Abstract: A measuring device for allowing a user to rapidly determine that an article such as a tortilla is properly sized and shaped. The measuring device consists of a transparent disc that is supported by a handle. The transparent disc includes a minimum size line and a maximum size line such that the user may place the transparent disc over the tortilla and then rapidly verify whether or not the edge of the tortilla falls between the minimum and maximum lines. The device may further include an optimum size line. The central portion of the disc is preferably transparent so that the user can inspect the surface of the tortilla. However, the central portion of the disc may also be opaque so that the user may focus his attention on whether or not the edge of the tortilla lies between the minimum and maximum lines.

Abstract: An apparatus is set forth for use as a dieting aid by individuals, wherein a dish member includes a continuous surrounding wall defining an interior cavity. The interior cavity includes first and second concave recesses for receiving metered containers therewithin that each include metering designations consistent with dieting portions available to an individual. The containers each include sealing lids selectively securable thereon for maintaining freshness and temperature within the containers. The continuous wall includes a cavity filled with a mineral oil to retain heat within the cavity and impart such heat to food contained within the interior cavity of the dish. A thermometer is integrally and optionally formed to an exterior surface of the wall, and additionally the dish may include a medial partition wall with spaced pairs of ribs containing selectively partitionable partition walls between the ribs for selective control of food portions contained between the partition walls.