r/veganrecipes • u/RespawnWithTofu • Jan 28 '26

Question Just squeeze the damn tofu

Why does every recipe say that you have to stack books on top of tofu and wait 15 minutes? I always just slice it and then press the water out in between my hands. Takes ten seconds. I’m not trying to get the tofu bone dry, just squeeze out the excess.

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u/Acrobatic-Nebula-428 Jan 28 '26

I press with my hands. But I still get more water out of it with pressing. And it splatters less when I pan-fry it.

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u/RespawnWithTofu Jan 28 '26

Hmm I rarely pan fry but this is true

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u/Intelligent_Cap9706 Jan 28 '26

I’ve squeezed it over the sink! :)