Am I the only one.

One thing I do to loosen up the membrane to make it easier to pull off is the following. I put the rack lengthwise in front of with the long bone end closest to me and bone side down. I then roll the rack in on itself keeping it as tight as possible. Then flip the rack over and usually only a paper towel to pull the membrane off with.

Keep in mind that on the back of the ribs, there is almost a two layer membrane. In other words, there is a thin layer of membrane left on the rack after you pull off the outside membrane. The outside membrane is the one that turns into leather when cooked.

Hope this helps.

The last BB's I bought at Costco (5 weeks ago) had the membrane removed. A guy I work with said the same thing about the ones he bought at Costco last weekend. Consider it value added!

Also, there are actually 2 membranes.

I use a fingernail and "scratch" the corner and try to bring up one. If you bring up both, you'll know it because you'll rip up some meat also.

More and more I've seen BB with the membrane removed. The way to tell is scratch some of the white. If fat comes off, it's already removed.

Thanks for the responses. I could pull up some fat. The membrane must have been removed already. They were in a vacuum sealed pack from Costco.

I've never bought anything but spares @ Costco. Always have membrane that must be removed. I've never found it difficult to do.

Bill,

The local Costco here in Clearwater, FL does not carry spare ribs, only BBs. Just a point of reference.

What's a Costco?



Hard to remember we all don't have the same thing...like $1.49 CAB briskets LOL

Costco is like Sam's Club. A big warehouse type store and most items are sold in large quantities.

I think he was being facetious, Jim

You know me John, all too well

And I thought the gave it away

You said that there are 2 membranes. Do you just take off the tough outer one or both. I too get my 3 racks of BB vacuum packed from Sam's.

Just the tough one.


And that's a decision you'd have made on your own after the first attempt.