There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to pull the
thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs.
Anyone know what these are called and where they can be purchased? In
advance thanks.



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"theChas." > wrote in message
.. .
> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to pull the
> thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs.
> Anyone know what these are called and where they can be purchased? In
> advance thanks.

Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you grab a
corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less money. I leave them
on anyway.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

> "theChas." > wrote in message
> .. .
>> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to pull the
>> thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs. Anyone know what
>> these are called and where they can be purchased? In advance thanks.
>
> Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you grab a
> corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less money. I leave
> them on anyway.

"Duckbill pliers" is scaring any ducks that are reading this thread.


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Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > "theChas." > wrote in message
> > .. .
> >> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to pull the
> >> thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs. Anyone know what
> >> these are called and where they can be purchased? In advance thanks.
> >
> > Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you grab a
> > corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less money. I leave
> > them on anyway.
>
> "Duckbill pliers" is scaring any ducks that are reading this thread.

Of course, if you need a replacement pancake detector,
you have to special order it.

http://autogenbioclear.com/PROD_SM-2-DET.html

If I lose any pancakes, I just make a new batch.
It's cheaper that way. And I can't remember
the last time I lost a pancake. For that matter,
I can't remember the last time I made pancakes.

l, not -l wrote:

>
> On 14-Mar-2008, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> > Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you grab
>> > a corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less money. I
>> > leave them on anyway.
>>
>> "Duckbill pliers" is scaring any ducks that are reading this thread.
>
> The new, politically correct name for them is less frightening for ducks
> because of their short attention span; Duck-Statement-of-Payment-Due
> pliers
> ;-)

Excuse me if I've used this before in here, but it's relevant.

Duck goes into his usual pharmacy and picks out a tube of ChapStick. Puts
it on the checkout counter. Clerk asks, "Shall I put this on your bill?"
Duck says, "No, I'll put it on when I get home."


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Edwin Pawlowski <Edwin Pawlowski >> wrote:

> "theChas." > wrote in message
> .. .
>> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to pull the
>> thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs.
>> Anyone know what these are called and where they can be purchased? In
>> advance thanks.
>
> Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you grab a
> corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less money. I leave them
> on anyway.

I think the membrane helps keeps in moisture during smoking, It
certainly doesn't hinder smoke or spice penetration, and dissolves
into nothing by the time you're done.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
> Edwin Pawlowski <Edwin Pawlowski >> wrote:
>
>> "theChas." > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to
>>> pull the thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs.
>>> Anyone know what these are called and where they can be purchased?
>>> In advance thanks.
>>
>> Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you
>> grab a corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less
>> money. I leave them on anyway.
>
> I think the membrane helps keeps in moisture during smoking, It
> certainly doesn't hinder smoke or spice penetration, and dissolves
> into nothing by the time you're done.
>
> -sw
>
Undoubtedly some cookbook or cooking show said it must be removed, so there
you have it!

Jill

On Mar 14, 5:28*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> >> Duckbill pliers. *Any good tool store will have them. *OTOH, you
> >> grab a corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less
> >> money. *I leave them on anyway.
> Undoubtedly some cookbook or cooking show said it must be removed, so there
> you have it!

I have always removed silver skin. It is tough and shrinks. I
bought a pair of needle nose plyers. Works great and is handy to
remove pin bones in salmon.

Sqwertz wrote:
> Edwin Pawlowski <Edwin Pawlowski >> wrote:
>
>> "theChas." > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to
>>> pull the thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs.
>>> Anyone know what these are called and where they can be purchased?
>>> In advance thanks.
>>
>> Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you
>> grab a corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less
>> money. I leave them on anyway.
>
> I think the membrane helps keeps in moisture during smoking, It
> certainly doesn't hinder smoke or spice penetration, and dissolves
> into nothing by the time you're done.

Yup. If I must remove a membrane -- and I very rarely do -- I just use a
paper towel. One does not need a plier for that task.

Or you can just score a crosshatch on the membrane with a sharp knife of
razor blade.

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In article <a3DCj.298$SF2.11@trndny03>,
"Dave Bugg" > wrote:

> Yup. If I must remove a membrane -- and I very rarely do -- I just use a
> paper towel. One does not need a plier for that task.
>
> Or you can just score a crosshatch on the membrane with a sharp knife of
> razor blade.

I don't remove membranes from pork ribs either, but I never successfully
cooked beef ribs until I learned how to remove the membrane from them.
Do you leave the membrane on beef ribs? I'm curious since you know a
universe more about cooking meat than I do.

leo

Leonard Blaisdell <Leonard Blaisdell >>
wrote:

> I don't remove membranes from pork ribs either, but I never successfully
> cooked beef ribs until I learned how to remove the membrane from them.
> Do you leave the membrane on beef ribs?

Beef rib membranes can be a little tougher, but I still don't bother
with it until after it's cooked. Your success that time was not due
to the lack of membrane. More likely it was just luck.

-sw

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article <a3DCj.298$SF2.11@trndny03>,
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote:
>
>> Yup. If I must remove a membrane -- and I very rarely do -- I just
>> use a paper towel. One does not need a plier for that task.
>>
>> Or you can just score a crosshatch on the membrane with a sharp
>> knife of razor blade.
>
> I don't remove membranes from pork ribs either, but I never
> successfully cooked beef ribs until I learned how to remove the
> membrane from them. Do you leave the membrane on beef ribs?

With beef ribs, I score but I haven't removed the membrane.

> I'm curious since you know a universe more about cooking meat than I do.

I don't know about that, I only know what I know. One thing I do with beef
ribs is to cook them just like I do with a standing (prime) rib roast.

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Dave Bugg wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>> Edwin Pawlowski <Edwin Pawlowski >> wrote:
>>
>>> "theChas." > wrote in message
>>> .. .
>>>> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to pull
>>>> the thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs. Anyone know
>>>> what these are called and where they can be purchased? In advance
>>>> thanks.
>>>
>>> Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you grab a
>>> corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less money. I leave
>>> them on anyway.
>>
>> I think the membrane helps keeps in moisture during smoking, It
>> certainly doesn't hinder smoke or spice penetration, and dissolves into
>> nothing by the time you're done.
>
> Yup. If I must remove a membrane -- and I very rarely do -- I just use a
> paper towel. One does not need a plier for that task.
>
> Or you can just score a crosshatch on the membrane with a sharp knife of
> razor blade.

....which is also a good way to keep people from stealing your license
plate tags.


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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Dave Bugg wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> Edwin Pawlowski <Edwin Pawlowski >> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "theChas." > wrote in message
>>>> .. .
>>>>> There are special pliers that have wide mouths that are used to
>>>>> pull the thick membrane off the back of sides of port ribs.
>>>>> Anyone know what these are called and where they can be
>>>>> purchased? In advance thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Duckbill pliers. Any good tool store will have them. OTOH, you
>>>> grab a corner with a paper towel and they works for a lot less
>>>> money. I leave them on anyway.
>>>
>>> I think the membrane helps keeps in moisture during smoking, It
>>> certainly doesn't hinder smoke or spice penetration, and dissolves
>>> into nothing by the time you're done.
>>
>> Yup. If I must remove a membrane -- and I very rarely do -- I just
>> use a paper towel. One does not need a plier for that task.
>>
>> Or you can just score a crosshatch on the membrane with a sharp
>> knife of razor blade.
>
> ...which is also a good way to keep people from stealing your license
> plate tags.

I hadn't thought of that, but you're right.

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