"BOB" > wrote in message
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> Duwop wrote:
>> "Dana H. Myers" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Johnny wrote:
>>>> Do y'all pull the membrane off the inside of the ribs before
>>>> smoking?
>>>
>>> Yup. I use a butter knife at the small end of the rack
>>> to get started and a paper towel to get a good grip.
>>> Baby backs and spares both get the treatment.
>>>
>>> Dana
>>
>> Why? Have you done it both ways? Is there a difference? I thought it
>> was one of those BBQ competition things to make it easier for the
>> judges to eat.
>>
>> D
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>
> I tend to agree with this. I don't pull the membrane off, I cook the ribs
> directly over the fire, bone (and membrane) down and the membrane seems to
> burn off or dissolve. It's rarely there, and if it is still there, I
> treat it like a crispy piece of chicken skin. Meaning that I eat it.
>
> BOB
>
IAWTP. To me it's extra work taking the membrane off when it crisps up and
falls off upon cooking.
Jack