Like... plates? [He really had no way to imagine what she actually meant.] Plates are good.

If you want to learn... I can explain what I am doing and why. [While he spoke he set the creature out, moving its legs out of the way to expose its belly as he pulled out a knife.] With your... hands, I would think you would be very good at this.

If we want to try to eat it... which we do, we have to get the insides out so they do not spoil the meat. It's important that the knife is sharp and it's even more important to not cut too deep, or it will cut the organs open by mistake. And all of that spilling inside is not good.