Metering Powdery or Flaky or Fine-Grained Dosing Material, such as Coffee Powder, Milk Powder or Cocoa Powder by use of a metering device having a container for accommodating the dosing material, and a metering chamber for metering one portion of the dosing material arranged at the outlet of the container. The dosing material is discharged into a collecting receptacle via a discharge port each time an actuating element is actuated. The dosing material is acted upon by an air current generated by a blower during its metered discharge.