Mastering Ribs: Do You Really Need to Remove the Membrane?

Should you remove the membrane on pork ribs or not? People have a strong opinion on the subject, but I wanted to test the idea and compare the smoke flavor between to parts of a rack of ribs. One has the membrane removed and the other keeps the membrane. The results? Well let's just say I didn't expect that!
Meathead from AmazingRibs.com suggested this test. Checkout his guide for removing the membrane and trimming a rack of ribs:
amazingribs.com/technique-and...
Equipment I used in this cook:
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SNS Original: amzn.to/3LH0d98
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[@BbqspitrotisseriesAu]

Nice video as always. Explained very well.

[@Dalmos1981]

I always smoke with membrane, cause forget to pull it off, and every time ribs are great

[@poland153]

Excellent video as always! Membrane off, otherwise you run into it while eating and it feels like the opposite of fall off bone tender lol.
Probably because it doesn’t render as fat.

[@johnknapp6328]

What kind of briquettes are you using. Love the tests. I like the one with wood placement. I have spikes and other situations when putting wood under coals. On top food tastes great and steady temp.

[@GrillTopExperience]

I've been using Kingsford professional, but that is just because it is easy to get locally.

[@edwardprakoso1453]

Cook beef back ribs

[@lowdownone]

Just remove the membrane, takes 30 seconds