Cheesecake cracking

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Permalink Reply by Joann Gottermeyer on August 17, 2012 at 9:34am

Could be that you are incorporating too much air when you're mixing it, that used to happen to me all the time. Mix eggs in on a slow speed till blended and then mix milk or other liquids in gently with a spatlula. Worked for me - good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Jean Moore on August 17, 2012 at 10:02am

Thanks. I will try it.  I never use milk, but sour cream, and I will also use another advice of cooking it at a slow temperature.

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on August 17, 2012 at 5:44pm

When I bake mine Jean. I let the cheesecake sit in the oven with the heat TURNED OFF for a hour, hour & a half.  Door closed until oven is stone cold. I also fold in my ingredients very slowly. Usually tho it is the change of temperature from oven to outside that causes the cracking. 

This works for me.

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Permalink Reply by Goreti on August 17, 2012 at 8:03pm

All the previous posts have given you very good advice.  A couple of other things you may want to to try:  make sure all ingredients are at room temperature which makes it easier to mix without over beating &  grease the cheesecake pan (avoids cake sticking to the sides and then pulling away when the temperature drops causing it to split)--This is what I do & then keep them in the oven until completely cooled and rarely do I get a crack.

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on August 17, 2012 at 8:07pm

Thanks Goreti

I forgot to mention greasing the pan. I do that to, I use my homemade cake release. Like you said, the cheeesecake sticks to the pan so cracks when pulling away upon cooling.   Guess we 2 have done our share of baking....eh???

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Permalink Reply by Goreti on August 17, 2012 at 8:14pm

I found that when I started doing all that the cheesecakes come out picture perfect (or almost) every time.  And yes I have made many many cheesecakes.  Seems like everyone in the family loves them.  I must have hundreds of different recipes because I don't like making the same thing all the time.

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on August 17, 2012 at 8:42pm

Yup....me too. Except with my son never home, hubby & I watching our weight...I don't get to make these kind of things anymore. No one to eat them....no one to give them away to!!!!   :0(

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