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A culinary device that includes a planar first member that forms a throughhole and a planar second member. A multi-position coupling mechanism couples the planar first member with respect to the planar second member, and allows the planar second member to be moved from a first position with respect

A culinary device that includes a planar first member that forms a throughhole and a planar second member. A multi-position coupling mechanism couples the planar first member with respect to the planar second member, and allows the planar second member to be moved from a first position with respect to the planar first member to a second position with respect to the planar first member.

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1. A culinary device, comprising: an upper member having an upper member top surface and an upper member bottom surface, the upper member comprising a counter overhang portion and a sink overhang portion, the counter overhang portion configured to engage a counter portion adjacent a sink, the sink o

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A culinary device, comprising: an upper member having an upper member top surface and an upper member bottom surface, the upper member comprising a counter overhang portion and a sink overhang portion, the counter overhang portion configured to engage a counter portion adjacent a sink, the sink overhang portion configured to be retained over the sink by the counter overhang portion, the sink overhang portion forming a first opening that extends through the upper member from the upper member top surface to the upper member bottom surface;a lower member having a lower member top surface; anda coupling mechanism coupled between the upper member and the lower member, the coupling mechanism movable between a folded state and an opened state, wherein moving the coupling mechanism to the opened state positions the lower member a first distance from the upper member, and moving the coupling mechanism to the folded state positions the lower member a second distance from the upper member, the second distance being less than the first distance. 2. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein moving the coupling mechanism to the opened state positions the upper member in a first plane and positions the lower member in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane, and moving the coupling mechanism to the folded state positions the lower member in a third plane that is parallel to the first plane. 3. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a plurality of arms, each arm comprising an upper end portion pivotally coupled to the upper member and a lower end portion pivotally coupled to the lower member. 4. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a plurality of telescoping arms, each telescoping arm comprising an upper end portion fixedly coupled to the upper member and a lower end portion fixedly coupled to the lower member. 5. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the first opening defines an axis extending perpendicularly through the first opening and through the lower member top surface when the coupling mechanism is in the opened state. 6. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein when the coupling mechanism is in the folded state, the lower member top surface contacts the upper member bottom surface. 7. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a scale. 8. The culinary device of claim 7, wherein the scale comprises a wireless module configured to wirelessly communicate a measurement at a predetermined frequency. 9. The culinary device of claim 7, wherein the culinary device comprises a display device, and the scale is communicatively coupled to the display device and configured to communicate a measurement to the display device. 10. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the upper member forms a second opening that extends through the upper member from the upper member top surface to the upper member bottom surface. 11. The culinary device of claim 10, further comprising: a first hollow tube extending from the upper member bottom surface and configured to direct food pieces urged into the first opening in a direction toward the lower member; anda second hollow tube extending from the upper member bottom surface and configured to direct food pieces urged into the second opening in a direction away from the lower member. 12. The culinary device of claim 1, further comprising a hollow tube positioned on the upper member bottom surface and extending in a direction toward the lower member top surface when the coupling mechanism is in the opened state, the hollow tube having a tube opening in communication with the first opening. 13. The culinary device of claim 1, further comprising a container coupling mechanism configured to removably couple a container to the upper member. 14. The culinary device of claim 13, further comprising the container, and wherein the container coupling mechanism comprises a first threaded portion formed in a surface of the upper member that defines the first opening, and wherein the container comprises a second threaded portion configured to threadably engage the first threaded portion. 15. The culinary device of claim 13, wherein the container coupling mechanism comprises a slotted receiving member positioned on the upper member bottom surface configured to receive a container comprising an opening and a lip. 16. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the counter overhang portion has a mass substantially greater than the sink overhang portion to allow the sink overhang portion to be retained over the sink and to allow the lower member to be suspended in the sink by the sink overhang portion without causing the upper member to move from a plane that is parallel to a plane of a countertop. 17. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the upper member bottom surface of the counter overhang portion comprises at least one suction cup configured to removably couple the upper member to a countertop to allow the sink overhang portion to be retained over the sink and to allow the lower member to be suspended in the sink. 18. The culinary device of claim 1, wherein the upper member top surface comprises a first area size, and the lower member top surface comprises a second area size, the second area size being less than the first area size. 19. A culinary device, comprising: an upper member having an upper member top surface and an upper member bottom surface, the upper member forming a first opening that extends through the upper member from the upper member top surface to the upper member bottom surface, the upper member forming a second opening that extends through the upper member from the upper member top surface to the upper member bottom surface;a lower member having a lower member top surface;a coupling mechanism coupled between the upper member and the lower member, the coupling mechanism movable between a folded state and an opened state, wherein moving the coupling mechanism to the opened state positions the lower member a first distance from the upper member, and moving the coupling mechanism to the folded state positions the lower member a second distance from the upper member, the second distance being less than the first distance;a first hollow tube extending from the upper member bottom surface and configured to direct food pieces urged into the first opening in a direction toward the lower member; anda second hollow tube extending from the upper member bottom surface and configured to direct food pieces urged into the second opening in a direction away from the lower member. 20. A culinary device, comprising: an upper member having an upper member top surface and an upper member bottom surface, the upper member forming a first opening that extends through the upper member from the upper member top surface to the upper member bottom surface;a lower member having a lower member top surface;a coupling mechanism coupled between the upper member and the lower member, the coupling mechanism movable between a folded state and an opened state, wherein moving the coupling mechanism to the opened state positions the lower member a first distance from the upper member, and moving the coupling mechanism to the folded state positions the lower member a second distance from the upper member, the second distance being less than the first distance;a container; anda container coupling mechanism configured to removably couple the container to the upper member, wherein the container coupling mechanism comprises a first threaded portion formed in a surface of the upper member that defines the first opening, and wherein the container comprises a second threaded portion configured to threadably engage the first threaded portion.