Welcome to the Vegan Theory Club Weekly Megathread!
Question of the week:
What's one small habit that makes vegan living easier?
Feel free to talk about anything, whether it’s vegan-related or not. This is a chill space for connecting, sharing ideas, and supporting each other.
Looking forward to hearing what everyone’s up to!
As dumb as it sounds, I bought a tofu press like a year ago and have gotten a ton of use out of it. I know you can just use plates and cans to weigh it down but having this one "single use kitchen gadget" has actually been really useful. I just toss a block in and snap on the rubber band things and press down the side arm things and forget about it. I set it next to my coffee maker by my sink so when I go get another cup of coffee I remind myself to drain the water.
It's not even fancy, just like a cheap plastic one that cost me like $10.
E: I suppose this is habit adjacent.
I think this is a good technique and I am on record against Alton Brown bullshit against single use gadgets. As vegans we have to cook most of our own food and any device that makes it easier is worth it. His brand of food elitism serves to push people away, not towards cooking and in my opinion borders on ableism.
Amen, brother. It's not like it's those shredder claws lol. Like I don't have any other use for it but I use at least 1 lb of tofu a week so it's still super useful regardless. I'd honesty recommend it for those that use tofu as much or more than I do.
To add to the habits question. I've gotten way more serious about looking at ingredients and will even do an internet search in the isle on ingredients I'm not sure about so that I don't make the purchase and find out later that I goofed.
Our tofu press really upped our tofu game. Not only made it loads easier to do, can do it better, and quicker too.
I hate consumerism and try not to sell things to people, but seriously, if you are gonna be pressing tofu, get a tofu press. It really is one of the most used tool in my kitchen, like right behind my dutch oven and rice cooker.