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you use the word "nice" a bit much in this video. even more than guga does xD
What does octopus taste like? Like shrimp? Lobster? Crab?
clearly you "live to eat", I would never put this much expense or effort into anything I eat.
This is interesting.
Usually I see people cook octopus in a pressure cooker and to tenderise it, they make a ton of diamond shape cuts all over the meat (like sushi chefs do)
That last dish looked awesome. Good stuff
Damn…. only got one or 2 "absolutely phenomenals" on this one… 😢
Looks delicious though
leave octopusses alone. Amazing creatures.
Good eating
I used to love eating octopus until I found out how intelligent they are. No more for me.
I don't know if you tried it, I typically add olive to the marinade. It helps keeping the legs from sticking to the grill.
Yuck!!
No Reed no matter what you do it still tastes like fishy liver 🥹
As an ex-Chef I have to add that there is one thing that people who are cooking Octopus for the first time do not know, if the Octopus is tough, cook it longer! It is one of the only proteins that goes tender then tough then super tender. The complete opposite of squid. One of my favourite Cephalopods to cook and eat…..but the suction cups are delicious when they char so I would say keep them on rather than remove when grilling (but yes alway braise/boil first). On another note, you said "this isn't a restaurant" but your cutting technique is top class, keep up the informative videos!
Nice Job … Thanks, Reed … My first time eating Octopus was about 30 years ago, at an out-of-the-way restaurant, in Fall River, Mass … Octopus medalions and eggs …
Great video. can't go wrong with Italian and grilling. Thank you.
Koreans use flour to wash an octopus. Works very well.
My family always put a wine cork in the pot with it, supposedly tenderizes it.
At almost 70 years of age, I have been preparing and cooking octopus, since the age of 5. Mate, what you did in this video, is to show people how NOT TO COOK octopus, HONEST! You absolutely ruined it; you have no idea. Besides all the errors from start to finish, there is so much flavour in the skin and you wiped it off? In addition, you lost even more flavour by boiling the octopus in all that water. One other point worth mentioning, is that the cooking time depends on the thickness of the tentacles and not the total weight. What you ended up with when it came out of the pot, was overcooked octopus…. RUINED!!
For all your viewers that have no idea, they will just accept everything you said and that is sad!
Steam it. Comes out great and the texture is fantastic
your Momma never taught you to not eat anything in front of others unless you had enough for everyone, did she? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great video, Reed! 👍👍👍👍👊👊👊👊👊
You have to beat it against a rock 40 times
You have to ask a Greek how to cook octopus silly😂😂
Desculpa não falar em inglês, percebo mas não sei escrever 😅
O polvo é um dos meus pratos preferidos, cozes como fizeste, metes numa travessa, metes com batatas cozidas e esmagadas
À parte fazes um refogado de cebola, alho, azeite de Oliveira, umas folhas de louro
Depois é só regares as batatas e o polvo com esse refogado e levares ao forno até ficar dourado 😊
Esse prato em Portugal é chamado de "polvo à lagareiro" é simplesmente uma delícia 😍
Abraços de Portugal e continua com o bom trabalho que tens feito há anos 😀
WHY would anyone want to eat an octopus? They are intelligent, problem solvers and very aware of their surroundings. Because they sentient beings, it is illegal to use octopus for medical testing in the EU (which is crazy, because they are eaten there🤨).
I will stick with: beef, pork, chicken and fish.
“Just pounding out your octopus”. Nice.
Thanks for the videos! You are the man!
I have never seen these for sale, how much did this one cost? Is the head and center waste?
Way more intimidating in the ocean.
A general rule of life: Looks don't mean jack. Would you rather go fishing with Paris Hilton or that ugly old guy who can net an octopus with his eyes shut?
Far out, looks great
No way!!!
Clean and oil your bars on the bbq folks that will stop sticking.
Love the vid. Appreciate the tips. I have cooked a lot of octopus. I have never boiled one. Usually we just put the octopus in the pan by itself or maybe with a few aromatics. And bring the heat up slowly. The octopus makes its own juice as it heats up. Which is then used to make various sauces. I think next time I will be giving your method a try. It is always nice to find or learn a new technique.
Thank you.
I’ll admit it…I have been scared of octopus. But this looks pretty doable, not to mention pretty tasty. Thanks for some good instruction.
Des citrons biologiques sans traitements chimiques.
Have you done the sunfish yet would love to see that
I used to use wishbone Italian for lots of grilled meats. I find it sticks more than I would like. I use olive oil, lemon, a little vinegar and herbs. Nothing precise. Great informative video as usual 👊
Me emociona ver cómo preparás el pulpo, a la gallega al principio, como mí abuela, tengo 60😆, ella lo hervía con una hoja de laurel y unos granos de pimienta negra más sal, olvidate del grill, después de hervido, cortado en trozos de bocado y unas papas hervidas en el mismo caldo, cachadas, más el mejor aceite de olivas que consigas y el mejor pimentón + vinho verde (el vino blanco que más te guste, seco preferentemente) vas a viajar en sabores gallegos 😉👍
Oh my gosh..!!! You destroyed the octopus. First at all that purple skin is the most beautiful thing of the octopus. Secondly, two hours? come on… you only need 20 to 30 minutes to enjoy the natural tenderness with no lemon and wine.
Need more cowbell
Now I'm hungry after watching this… thanks Reed 😐
🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
After meeting and playing with octopi many times while scuba diving I decided they are too intelligent to eat.
When cooking octupus or squid, a good rule is less than a minute or more than an hour. Nothing in-between.
Octopus are delicious no doubt, however, now that I know they are smarter then humans, I have taken them off the menu.
I’ve had pulpa boiled and pan seared, as sushi, and in ceviche.. it’s amazing
Did you leave the sticker on the lemon?
Looks great! I love that grill!!!
Arms. Not tentacles, arms