Ribs Peel or not to peel

[TDUKE]

I'm brand new and out of the box for the BS world but I have done plenty of grilling.  I have always peeled the membrane covering the bone side of the ribs before grilling.  Is this still recommended with the low and long cooking with the BS? I also used to cut off the flap meat on the inside and rib tips as well BBQing them seperate.

Looking forward to my 1st smoke tomorrow, I was going to do lamb but starting off with less expensive St. Louis ribs, I'll see how that goes.

Tom
TDUKE

[acords]

I would recommend removing the membrane.  Welcome top the forum, and post your results.

[Habanero Smoker]

I cut the flap meat off and place it on a separate rack. When you say tips are you speaking about the smaller ribs at the end or the chime bone. With St. Louis style at times I do remove the chime bone, but many people I serve my ribs to prefer the chime bone be left on. So generally I leave it on.

I fogot to welcom you to the forum. Welcome TDuke.

[Ontrack]

I have always removed the membrane. Last week I did 6 racks of babybacks and failed to remove the membrane on one rack. I coudln't tell a lot of difference in the texture, but I think the membrane may have prevented the rub on the bottom side and possibly the smoke from penetrating the meat as much.

[TDUKE]

Thanks, already done, dry rubbed and in the fridge and ready to smoke! Will post results, wish me luck!

Tom, TDUKE

[Ontrack]

Good Luck!

[kiyotei]

I agree with OnTrack regarding the membrane.  I think removing it helps the smoke penetrate the ribs better.

[Buck36]

How did the ribs turn out for you TDuke?

[hillbillysmoker]

Another vote for peel.

[TDUKE]

How did the ribs turn out for you TDuke?

They turned out better than expected for my 1st time, posted results under "1st smoke" a few topics down.

TDUKE

[Buck36]

I will have to check it out now. For what it is worth I vote for the peel as well. It removes pretty easy if you use a paper towel to grip the membrane.