The invention is directed to semi-solid food product metering devices thattypically have twocounter rotating feed rollers with ends to entrain the semi-solid food productand has an at least oneactuating device. The two feed rollers have two roller end plates at each endof the feed rollers, onebeing at a distal end of the rollers and the other at a proximal end of therollers relative to the at leastone actuating device with an at least one support bar. The feed rollers make apositive seal with theend plates. The semi-solid food product metering device of the invention hasan open position andan operating position where the at least one support bar supports the tworoller end plates inposition while in the operating position and operating the semi-solid foodproduct metering device,and allowing for lateral movement of the end plates away from the ends of thefeed rollers to allowaccess to the gap between the feed roller ends and the roller end plates inthe open position.