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Flounder Cleaning Instructions - How to Clean a Flounder

By Ron Brooks, About.com

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Making the Gill Cut

Gill Cut

Begin by making a cut behind the gills

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Cut across the fish through the skin just behind the gills. This cut should go down to the bones, but not through them. We never cut through any bone when cleaning a flounder.
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