How to Open and Clean Scallops

1. Hold the scallop in the palm of your hand, using a hand towel underneath to protect your hands, with the edge facing out.
2. Run the blade of a flexible knife around to part the shells. Run the blade inside the top shell to cut the muscle and loosen.
3. Open up shell and break the hinge. Remove the top shell. Run the knife carefully under the scallop to loosen in from the bottom shell.
4. Remove the scallop, and carefully remove the inedible viscera from the scallop.

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