It should be fine.

I'd like to know how the tofu worked in your bin. Years ago, I offered it in a corner of a bin, and the worms avoided it completely.

Tofu did *not* work for me. I mixed it with some frozen peas that had been left outside for a couple of days and then covered it all with used paper towels. Within a day there was a very bad smell coming from that section of the tray, and there were flies and other bugs that I had never seen near my worms before. I removed the paper towels, thinking that was the problem. There was still plenty of other bedding on top. The smell continued. Finally, after several days, I scraped away the peas and tofu -- it smelled and looked like a sick baby's diaper. I only saw one worm and one coccoon in that area. I added more dry shredded newspaper.

Feeling very guilty, I put a small amount of cut up watermelon rind where the peas/tofu had been. By the next day, the smell was gone and there were fewer flies and bugs. Cautiously I lifted the bedding and discovered *lots* of wriggling worms. I have never seen so many congregated in one area!

Whew! I will never question the power of dry shredded newspaper -- or watermelon rind.

Folly

I wonder if the smell was anaerobic bacteria or the break down of protein. They'd both smell absolutely horrid. Soy is the highest non-animal source of protein, and it's concentrated in tofu. When protein breaks down it falls apart in to nitrogen containing molecules with names like 'cadaverine' and 'putricine'. I doubt there's any way to tell, just a thought.

the smell was both lack of air and excess of protein, Folly - anytime any "concentrated" items like that are added to the bin they need to be mixed with some high carbon material [paper/woody material] and spread around - the problem came from adding a "lump" of wet slop in one spot - after a couple days you should not have been able to find recognizeable tofu, let alone be able to "scrape it away"

the same applies to things like cooked grains, cooked mashed veggies, quantities of blendered and frozen stuff, etc, etc - get lots of air mixed in and avoid high nitrogen [protein] concentrations

Bill

Thanks, squeeze. Now that you lay it out for me, it all makes sense. Because I've read a lot about people blending food and adding "slurry" into their bins, I thought that would help my new Worm Factory to get started. From now on I'll stick with chopping to create more surface area. And if I ever try tofu again, I will make sure to toss it with lots of brown material.

Folly
Moderation...balance...patience. My worm mantra.