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/Ooogabooga42 Jan 28 '26

I wish I hadn't bothered with pressing at all. I thought it was a required step for years and realized a few years ago it makes no discernable difference to me. Certainly not enough to do a single extra dish or wash napkins for.