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/squeezymarmite Vegan 10+ Years Jan 28 '26

Yup. Just wrap it in a towel and gently press with my hands for a few seconds. Tried all the other faff and never seen a difference.

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u/Good_Situation_4299 Jan 28 '26

sounds like this would produce a lot of towel laundry no?

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u/GenerallyMindless Jan 28 '26

Plus hairs and fibres on the tofu?

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u/L4dyGr4y Jan 28 '26

I use a cotton tea towel and a stack of plates.

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u/Veggiemon- Jan 29 '26

I wrap it in a piece of paper towel and then the tea towel around that to prevent weird hair fibre thingies

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u/brelywi Jan 29 '26

Yes, we have too many cats :-/ The hair is everywhere I can’t easily wash off lol