A dispenser for dispensing a flowable product, the dispenser comprising: a body for holding a flowable product, the body having a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upward from a periphery of the bottom wall and terminating at a top rim, the bottom wall and the sidewall defining a compartment for holding the flowable product, the top rim defining an opening through which the flowable product may be introduced into the compartment, the bottom wall defining a bottom opening; a base attached to the body and comprising a planar platform, an upper portion and a chute, the upper portion extending upward from the platform and secured to the body, the upper portion separating the body bottom wall and the platform, the chute extending downwardly from the platform, the platform defining a dispensing opening directly above and in fluid communication with the chute, the base further comprising a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion and legs for supporting the dispenser on a surface; a handle extending from and stationary with respect to the body; a trigger moveably attached to the body or the handle, the trigger including a retaining structure for operably connecting the trigger to a slider; and a slider comprising an elongated slider body, a metering chamber extending downwardly from the slider body and attachment means attached to the slider body that cooperate with the retaining structure to operably connect the slider to the trigger, the metering chamber defining an intake opening at its top end, the metering chamber extending downward from its top end to a bottom end, the slider being slidably and reciprocally moveable between a closed position and an open position; the dispenser further comprises a dispersion cone removably attachable to the base; wherein in the closed position, the bottom opening in the bottom wall is aligned with the intake opening in the slider and the bottom end of the metering chamber is sealed off by the platform; and in the open position, the bottom opening in the bottom wall is sealed off by the slider and the bottom end of metering chamber is aligned with the chute so that a discrete amount of flowable product located in the metering chamber can be dispensed through the chute. a body for holding a flowable product, the body having a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upward from a periphery of the bottom wall and terminating at a top rim, the bottom wall and the sidewall defining a compartment for holding the flowable product, the top rim defining an opening through which the flowable product may be introduced into the compartment, the bottom wall defining a bottom opening; a base attached to the body and comprising a planar platform, an upper portion and a chute, the upper portion extending upward from the platform and secured to the body, the upper portion separating the body bottom wall and the platform, the chute extending downwardly from the platform, the platform defining a dispensing opening directly above and in fluid communication with the chute, the base further comprising a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion and legs for supporting the dispenser on a surface; a handle extending from and stationary with respect to the body; a trigger moveably attached to the body or the handle, the trigger including a retaining structure for operably connecting the trigger to a slider; and a slider comprising an elongated slider body, a metering chamber extending downwardly from the slider body and attachment means attached to the slider body that cooperate with the retaining structure to operably connect the slider to the trigger, the metering chamber defining an intake opening at its top end, the metering chamber extending downward from its top end to a bottom end, the slider being slidably and reciprocally moveable between a closed position and an open position; a dispersion cone removably attachable to the base; wherein in the closed position, the bottom opening in the bottom wall is aligned with the intake opening in the slider and the bottom end of the metering chamber is sealed off by the platform; and in the open position, the bottom opening in the bottom wall is sealed off by the slider and the bottom end of metering chamber is aligned with the chute so that a discrete amount of flowable product located in the metering chamber can be dispensed through the chute.