TofuXpress Tofu Press: Review
The TofuXpress
Tofu is a wonderful source of protein particularly if you are vegetarian or vegan. However to help improve the texture, many times you have to press your tofu. By pressing the tofu you get as much of the water out as you can so that marinades can be infused inside. Also with less water to contend with, it’s much easier to fry tofu for a more pleasing outer crunch.
I have pressed tofu with plates weighted down and paper toweling. This starts to look like the leaning tower of Pisa after awhile. Other inventive people use foil covered bricks, cookie sheets or whatever else their ingenuity can devise.
In the end many times what you end up with is squashed tofu and a less perfect block in which to make your dish with.
One day while I was doing some research I came across the TofuXpress tofu press. It is a device that incorporates a plastic container with a presser foot that is pushed down with a spring. I was so intrigued that I pulled out my credit card and sent away for it.
As soon as it arrived, I pulled it out of the package, washed it and placed a block of drained tofu in it and let it start pressing.
How does it work? Fantastic. Here are a couple of pictures of what it does.
Drained tofu before pressing
Tofu after 2 hours of pressing
It’s amazing how much water came out of this tofu. I used extra firm tofu and the TofuXpress still made a difference. The tufu was much firmer and I cubed and pan fried it to perfection.
Also the TofuXpress can be used for fresh cheeses, pressing veggies like thawed frozen spinach for dips and whatever else you would like to try with this.
Tomorrow I’ll share with you a Japanese, tofu steak recipe that is amazing and would be a great way to try this press out.
My only concern is that some tofu isn’t always perfectly square. When the tofu isn’t exactly block shaped the spring doesn’t press as evenly. Not a big problem but something to be aware of.
My recommendation is that if you use or make your own tofu on a regular basis or like to press fresh cheeses and other items this is an excellent tool to added to your kitchen.
Where do I find this?
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Although I try to avoid them, I own my share of unitaskers. This one is clever and I’m sure it does a great job. I use tofu about 5x/month, but for $40 I’ll stick to stacked pyrex loaf pans weighted down with a heavy glass blender jar.
If you have a system that is wonderful. I use tofu quite a bit and this press gives the tofu a much firmer texture than any other method that I’ve used. Not to mention that I can put the whole press in the refrigerator while it’s pressing. I agree that it is a bit expensive for what it is but it works great.
Thanks for stopping by JoAnna, have an amazing day.
We just purchased a new tofu press from http://www.TofuPresser.com. It is different from the tofu x press you mentioned above, but it does not require any assembly and completely presses tofu in 15 minutes….and it costs less. Take a look. It is also available on Amazon.
Hi there, I have seen the TofuPresser. If I get the chance to check it out and review it I’ll do it but for now the tofuxpress is great for me. The thing that I really like about the tofuxpress is that I don’t need to dirty another dish. If the TofuPresser people send me one of their pressers for a review I’d be happy to check it out though. Thanks so much for saying hi.
I use the EZ Tofu Press…for those on a budget, its $27.99 at Amazon (free shipping) . Works fast and easy to clean!!!
Hi Leslie, thanks for the comment. I’ve seen the EZ Tofu Press and it looks nice. The TofuXpress however is an all in one solution that I really like. Plus it has a top that snaps down so I can store it sealed in the refrigerator. Both are great products I’m sure.