Trying to get crispy tofu in my air fryer wasted a whole evening

I followed a recipe that said to press the tofu for 30 minutes before air frying. After doing that and cooking it, it was still soggy. I tried pressing it longer, changing the temperature, and even coating it in cornstarch. It took me over 3 hours of messing around to finally get it right by freezing the block first. Does anyone have a better method that doesn't take half the night?

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angelaellis18h ago

Ugh, that sounds so frustrating, I've totally been there. I once spent an entire Sunday trying to make seitan from scratch because a blog said it was easy. My kitchen looked like a flour bomb went off and the final product had the texture of a bike tire. I just wanted a sandwich, lol. Sometimes those simple-sounding recipes are the biggest time traps.

christopher_west117h ago

@angelaellis did you ever try making it again or was that one kitchen disaster enough to swear off homemade seitan for good?