Tofu Preparation Instructions

Here are some simple instructions to prepare your tofu.

Drain as much water as possible

Cut in two, width wise

Turn the tofu on the other side and cut 4 cutlets

From another angle...



Put the tofu on a dish towel, folded in 3 lenght wise.
Put 4 cutlet of tofu (1/2 a pack) on one end of the towel (you should cover only 1/2 of the towel surface)

Line top of tofu with paper towel (on top of tofu).
Wrap the other part of the towel on top of tofu

Press on the towel to squeeze the water out

Cut the tofu based on recipe instructions

Some tips:
- Green tip: reduce your paper towels consumption by buying some flour sack towels or dish towel, dedicated to cooking. I like the flour sack towels; you can find them on Amazon. The pictures above are using 2 paper sack towels (instead of paper towels). Or, as an alternative, keep the paper towels and dry them. You can use them for next time or anything else.
- No time to press your tofu? Don't worry, the difference is marginal
- A fun way to prepare your tofu is to dry it (per instruction above), freeze it, then re-do the same process. The texture is completely different.