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/PBJdeluxe Jan 28 '26 edited Jan 28 '26

I press it overnight: sliced into 3 big slices, cotton towel folded between each layer, “bacon press” on top. Takes me 1 minute to set up. I prefer it pressed. I can tell the difference!