"Jude" > schreef in bericht
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> Jke wrote:
>> "Jude" > schreef in bericht
>> oups.com...
>> > Jke wrote:
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>> >> It does help to keep it in salted water in the fridge and to replace
>> >> that
>> >> water regularly.
>> >
>> > Never tried salt....I've always used straight tap water/
>>
>> I think that's what the package recommends, too,.
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>
> LOL...not my package! Just checked...it says to cover with "clean
> water".
>
> i add the salt because it
>> does have a preserving effect.
>>
>> Does the salt
>> > help preserve it? Does it give it a strong salty flavor?
>>
>> The water it comes in is salty and the tofu in those package is slightly
>> salty, anyway.
>
> Again, the water my tofu comes in is not salty. Just plain water. No
> salt listed on the packaging, no salt taste to it. But, now that I
> think about it, salt has been used as a preservative for a ong long
> time, so I can't see why it might not help. Although, we usually use up
> tofu pretty quickly. Half for dinner, the other half for lunch the next
> day. Pressed, martinated and baked is my favorite, although my daughter
> loves it cubed, plain, tossed with chickpeas.
>
>> And not very absorbent, if my marinades are an indication.
>> The only get into the tofu about 2-3 millimeters deep (i.e. 1/10 of an
>> inch).So using salty water isn't a problem, IMO.
>
> Our tofu comes in a thick block soaking in water...probably a good 3 to
> 4 inches deep.

Sound similar to what is sold here. I usually cube mine before marinating
it.
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