Desperate cheese cake help needed?
I am currently planning on making a cheese cake for a potluck two days later. [Bake on tues night, eat on weds night]
The recipe ive chosen: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chantals-New-York-Cheesecake/Detail.aspx
The problem: The only spring form i got is a 10inch one, I hope thats not much of a problem? but what should I do?
2nd, mine is a microwave oven, its temperature varies by 10 degrees. So i cant achieve a perfect 175 degrees, do I do it at 180 or 170 then? Or anything? Thank you!
Jeez.. er ppl its a microwave oven, meaning it works as a microwave, BUT , it has a function that makes it an oven at a certain temperature, ive made cakes with it before so putting in a springform WILL NOT blow me up.
based on answers below, i think ill do this:
follow recipe and advice, bake at 170 deg in the middle rack with a water bath below [with foil ard the base of the springform]. Rest for 5hrs, put in fride and deco it tmr. Nice?
I have never heard of a microwave spring form pan are you sure??????????
I just looked at the recipe you are going to have nothing but a mess if you do this in the microwave.
Hi!
I would make a “no-bake” cheese cake. Personally, I wouldn’t trust a microwave.( If you’re speaking of a standard microwave.)
No-bakes are very good and you can dress it up with a strawberry or blueberry topping.
You absolutely should not make a cheesecake in the microwave!
That being said, if you have access to a standard oven a 10 inch spring form pan will work fine. You will just need to bake it for a slightly shorter time. Keep a watchful eye on it in the last 10 to 15 minutes. If you see it starting to form large cracks, remove it from the oven.
I am guessing you mean an oven with digital controls rather than a microwave with 10 degree increments on the bake setting. In that case, I would use 170. It will not brown quite as much and will take a little longer but it will work. The 10 inch pan will work fine as well, you will just have a slightly thinner flatter cheesecake.
Bert
if your oven is a combo microwave/convection oven you should be able to regulate the temperature exactly. on convection you certainly may use a springform pan - but NOT if using the oven as a microwave! a 10 inch pan won’t do you any harm - i would just start checking it 10 minutes earlier than you would using the smaller pan. additionally - when i make a baked cheesecake i ALWAYS use a bain marie - this prevents the surface from cracking and drying out the insides. if you can’t regulate your oven temperature - i would advise you to bite the bullet and:
1.) go to a nice bakery near by and buy a cheesecake. the ingredients you would use to attempt to make one at home are too expensive to waste when using a faulty oven and there is no guarantee you will get even semi-decent results.
2.) hire a professional appliance repair person to come and adjust your oven’s temperature regulator - it is well worth the cost.
i woudlnt suggest making a cheescake in a microwave..its not safe and most likely wont taste as good if u bake it in the oven…here are some rlly easy recipes for cheese cake!
u can try looking for a cheesecake there and they all seem pretty easy to make!
i agree, use the no-bake stuff. i don’t think you can make a good cheesecake in the microwave. good luck, you could always buy a plain one and put cherries on it and say it’s yours