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| 40.Place the severed sea bream head on a chopping board as shown. | 41.Holding the head firmly in your left hand, insert the tip of a kitchen knife into the mouth and push it in, right down to the chopping board. | 42.With the tip of the blade on the board, pull the knife down flat toward the board, cutting through the top of the head. |
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| 43.To cut right through, place your left hand on the back of the blade and give it a sharp push. | 44.The head has been cut open. | 45.Cut through the lower jaw. |
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| 46.Separate the front and back sections of the head at the gill cover. | 47.Insert the knife between the eye and mouth and cut through the top of the head. | 48.Next, turn the half-head over and cut off the eye section at a right angle to the previous cut. Use the heel of the blade for this. |
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| 49.It should look like this after being cut. | 50.Cut off the gill cover area with no meat on it. | 51.The head should now look like this. |
