On Nov 24, 6:46*pm, Damaeus > wrote:
> What's the best method for getting a cheesecake off the base of a
> springform pan and onto something that allows slicing? *My springform pan
> is a nonstick version and it's in immaculate condition. *I don't want the
> cutting instrument to scratch the pan base, and I'm not sure a plastic
> cutting tool will be thin enough to cut it gracefully.
>
> This is my second time making the cheesecake at this link...
>
> http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/chanta...ke/Detail.aspx
>
> ...and I tell you it's amazing. *Also the first comment, the one that
> starts with...
>
> * * *OK - I don't want to be rude, but this is the deal: this is a
> * * *perfect recipe, and if it fails...
>
> ...was a great help. *I had cheesecake perfection the first time, and I
> feel like this one will be even better, but I would like to get the
> cheesecake onto some kind of serving plate without creating a localized
> cheesequake. *The springform base is recessed about an eighth of an inch
> where the graham cracker crust is, and the cream cheese part comes up to
> about 3/8" below the rim of the pan. *I feel like it's going to be nearly
> impossible to get it out of there as a whole piece without doing some kind
> of damage to it.
>
> This is being made for Thanksgiving tomorrow. *It's setting up in the oven
> for the next seven hours or so and will be ready to come out at 1:15am.
> Then I'll move it to the fridge to chill, and by sometime tomorrow
> afternoon, which is about when we'll be having lunch, it should be chilled
> all the way through and settled perfectly.
>
> After baking it looked absolutely fantastic. *I can't wait to see how it
> turns out. *If the method looks too dangerous, I may just serve it off the
> springform base this time since about seven people will see it tomorrow,
> then make another one sometime to practice on. *I'm not opposed to eating
> cheesecake casserole, but I want tomorrow's version to be perfect.
>
> Thanks,
> Damaeus
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Can't you slide a flat, long spreader under it and jar it loose?
Next time, use was paper or parchment maybe? I'd just remove the base
from the spring side and serve it right off the metal base. Who will
care?