An octopus cooked just right is perfectly tender and flavorful enough to be served on its own or alongside salads, potatoes, or greens. However, cooking octopus isn't always smooth sailing, and not ...

1. Fill a large sauce pot half way with water. 2. Add the baking soda and one lemon cut in half. 3. Bring water to a rolling boil. 4. Once water is at a boil, dip your octopus in the water three times ...

Octopus is seriously delicious. But I always find myself ordering it and never actually cooking it myself. So today, we're going to cook a large octopus until ...

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay at a live cooking demonstraton. - Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images For all but the most experienced or merely cavalier among us, octopus can be pretty tricky to make at home.

WHEN octopus is cooked properly, either flash-in-the-pan fast or long and slow, it’s tender and sweetly redolent of the briny ocean. Even people who love to eat it are often loath to cook it. But I ...

Discussions about the ethics of eating octopus have recently emerged, inspired by the documentary "My Octopus Teacher," which highlights the intelligence and beauty of these remarkable creatures. At ...