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How to Gut and Scale a Fish

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Removing the Gills
Removing the gills

Removing the gills

Holly Heyser

Once the attachments are cut, you can remove the gills easily.

Now wash the scaled, gutted fish well in ice-cold water, then pack on a bed of crush ice until you're ready to cook it.

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