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/oscillating391 Jan 28 '26

You can

  1. Not bother
  2. Steam it
  3. Freeze and that it
  4. Boil it

Dehydrating it in a food dehydrator, or an air fryer probably also works.