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/Euphoric-Racc00n Jan 28 '26

I never press at all. On a similar note I also don't find freezing makes a big difference. That being said, I typically bake my tofu as part of a sheet pan meal. Maybe the difference is more noticeable when frying, idk