So, based upon my own research (if it is correct), is it worth cleaning an octopus (and if so, can some one explain how) or would I be better off just chopping the head off (and removing the …

May 12, 2018 · I bought some marinated baby octopus that I am cooking for dinner in about 2 hours. This is the first time that I ever bought it and have no idea how to cook it. The …

I'm cooking a 2kg octopus at home. Can I eat the head, or just the legs? Update: Thank you to both answerers for the useful info. The head was amazing, as delicious as the legs!

Aug 1, 2023 · Where I live, I have to travel a bit to get octopus. The octopus they sell in the store is imported frozen, and thawed in the store. Sometimes they don’t have it, or the octopus they …

Jul 10, 2020 · What's the most effective way to de-grit clams and mussels? Apparently there are 3 possibilities. Salt only. Cornmeal only. Salt and cornmeal. Has any academic peer reviewed or …

The calamari and squid is usually given to me by my neighbor who is a seafood monger. It's frozen and a mix of baby octopus and squid rings, no label. I've tried both boiling and frying …

I was watching a cooking show a while back, and the chef that was cooking octopus mentioned that the secret to getting it tender was to get the ones that had been previously frozen. I …

Dec 18, 2025 · I have a recipe which requires aromatizing olive oil by warming it up gently with some freshly peeled mandarin skins in it. This helps extracting the peel essential oils into the …

This morning I finally have an answer! It's better to take cooked octopus out of water but it won't be a tragedy if you didn't. While both meals were tasty, octopus left in water was slightly slimy …

Dec 12, 2025 · I have an air-fryer that I just kept around somewhere for a little over 3 years During this time it wasn't used at all I would like to start using it again but not sure what I should do in …