Octopus is one of the toughest sea creatures to cook properly. Too much heat and it turns rubbery, too little and it stays raw. This method uses direct fire and timing rather than modern equipment.

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.

For today's cook I am testing octopus at 3 different temperatures to find out what is the ideal temp to have it sous vide. To ...