Smoked Octopus Salad for a Fabulous Friday!

OK, so clearly I am living life the wrong way. I only have had octopus in sushi, and it is easily my favorite. So I must try this. Couple questions Leah:
1. How large are the octopus that you get?
2. How do you know when they are done? When the heads pop punk?
3. Is it possible to cook low and slow? I have an electric smoker that won't allow me to get to the temps you are using.
I just looked through several of your octopus threads and they all look AMAZING! Keep them coming.

That looks like an amazing meal.  How smokey do they get in such a short time?  Obviously, it's a different meat/protein than typical beef/pork that I'm used to smoking.  Those have an excellent color (and my mouth is watering after seeing those pics of the plated meal).  Good job!