"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2011-07-03, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
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>> I think they're called portioners.
>
> Alton Brown calls them a "disher", but "portion scoop" is fine.
> Either term will yield plenty or results on the web, although the
> first term will give you a lotta French squeeze style scoops, while
> the 2nd term gives almost all US ice cream style (thumb lever) scoops.
> Is disher a French term? (shrug)

Don't know about that but I used to hear the term 'dishing it up/out'. Now,
that can have several meanings but it did used to be used about serving out
food.