remove the moisture from tofu and chop it up before it's vacuum sealed for sale?

Some people are making fun of the Pressto!

http://unclutterer.com/2010/06/09/unitasker-wednesday-the-pressto-tofu-water-extractor/

Oddly enough the first thing that struck me when I heard about this product was its potential for things other than tofu.

I work as a teaching assistant for a Dairy Processing course and we make cheese; you may or may not know that this process often requires a pressing stage. Your product would have excellent applicability here if it was able to have variable pressure. What's more is that the mesh feature would be great for the curd milling stage of cheddar cheese making (where the curds from curds and whey come from). Your tofu press could actually be intensely useful for cheesemakers!

I've a better idea. Stop eating Tofu, it's Naaaaasty. If we kill the industry there will be no need for devices such as these.

Committed! I love tofu - hate to prep it! Excellent idea!

This is a great idea, but the price point is too high for a gadget that has a single use every week or less.

It is about time we started hustling this to WholeFoods. Talk to your local manager about carrying it.

I wonder if, by eliminating the drip pan (use a plate) and dicer (use a knife; tofu is nothing if not easy to dice) you could bring the price down some...I'd really love to get my Pressto!

How long does it take to get the water out? It is a bit awkward, but not too difficult to put something heavy (but not too heavy) on your block of tofu. In my experience, this process cannot be rushed. Several hours (rather than more pressure) is the ticket. Does Pressto eliminate the planning ahead necessary for dry tofu?

Some thoughts and impressions on the Pressto: it is sleek and beautiful, and its design alone would surely appeal to many a tofu user. But the price.... ouch! In this "reduce,recycle, reuse" era, my overall impression is that this product is over-designed, and thus overpriced.