Kirby Posted October 1, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 1, 2021 We were having a discussion at work, and I was surprised at the vehemence with which some people hated cheesecake for dessert (the dessert kind of cheesecake and not the old fashioned sexy sort of cheesecake). And most people who didn't like it especially didn't like any sort of fruit toppings on it. It's not always my favorite dessert, but I find it rather tasty especially on a summer day. And I like it with some fresh berries as well, but not overloaded with a processed , too sweet sauce. So how about you? Do you like it, find it meh or hate it with the power of a 1,000 suns? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 1, 2021 I like cheesecake. Pretty rich, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #3 Posted October 1, 2021 I fit into the Kirby camp on this one. If there are choices, cheesecake is almost always last on my list. Still ahead of chocolate though. I really dislike chocolate desserts. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 1, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kirby said: I was surprised at the vehemence with which some people hated cheesecake for dessert. And most people who didn't like it, especially didn't like any sort of fruit toppings on it. These people are seriously flawed. They may even be slightly deranged. You should avoid them as much as possible. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 1, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, Kirby said: (the dessert kind of cheesecake and not the old fashioned sexy sort of cheesecake) This is a great example of how to preempt and reduce the proliferation of pathetic parodies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 1, 2021 They sell, or used to sell, an incredibly creamy and delicious 12" diameter "NY cheesecake" at Costco that I won't buy for myself or I'll eat it all in a few days. When I or someone else brings one to a party, it's always a big hit. I like cheesecake without toppings if it's good and creamy, but strawberries work for me, too, as does the swirled, chocolate cheesecake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 1, 2021 Yes. Raspberry cheese cake is very nice, esp when paired with a nice Cabernet Sauvignon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #8 Posted October 1, 2021 A ricotta cheesecake is fantastic. I’m not hip on the syrup soaked fruit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted October 1, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 1, 2021 My family loves cheesecake. My GF daughter will eat the filling. It’s OK, not my favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 1, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, Wilbur said: If there are choices, cheesecake is almost always last on my list. Still ahead of chocolate though. I really dislike chocolate desserts. This is pretty much me, cheesecake is on the 'meh' side. Berries enhance it, because cheesecake needs whatever help it can get. I never get chocolate desserts if I can help it, but do like chocolate chip cookies if they aren't too chocolately. When I make them for RO, I use at least half milk chocolate chips so they don't taste too overchocolated. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted October 1, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 1, 2021 I like cheesecake...but not at the Cheesecake Factory. With its high ceiling and hard walls, it is an echo chamber that ruins the entire experience. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Airehead Posted October 1, 2021 Solution Share #12 Posted October 1, 2021 There are things I like better but my dad loves a ricotta cheesecake. I am, however, a fan, once a year, of the pumpkin cheesecake. I make it with gingersnaps instead of graham crackers in the crust. ngredients CRUST 3/4 cup cinnamon-flavored graham cracker crumbs 3/4 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted pecans 5 tablespoons butter, melted 3 tablespoons granulated sugar Vegetable cooking spray FILLING 4 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened at room temperature 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice TOPPING 1 (16-oz.) container sour cream 3 tablespoons granulated sugar Pinch of pumpkin pie spice Directions Instructions Checklist Step 1 Prepare Crust: Preheat oven to 325°. Stir together first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of a lightly greased (with cooking spray) 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use. Step 2 Prepare Crust: Preheat oven to 325°. Stir together first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of a lightly greased (with cooking spray) 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use. Step 3 Process pumpkin in a food processor 1 to 2 minutes or until very smooth. Stir together lemon juice and 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree; reserve remaining pumpkin puree. Add pumpkin-lemon juice mixture to cream cheese mixture, and beat at low speed just until blended; pour into prepared crust. Step 4 Bake at 325° for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until center of cheesecake jiggles. (Prepare Topping during last 10 minutes of bake time.) Step 5 Prepare Topping: Stir together sour cream and 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar; reserve 1/3 cup sour cream-sugar mixture. Stir together remaining sour cream mixture, pinch of pumpkin pie spice, and reserved pumpkin puree. Step 6 Remove cheesecake from oven. Gently spread sour cream-pumpkin mixture over cheesecake. Dollop with reserved 1/3 cup sour cream-sugar mixture; gently swirl with a knife. Step 7 Remove cheesecake from oven. Gently spread sour cream-pumpkin mixture over cheesecake. Dollop with reserved 1/3 cup sour cream-sugar mixture; gently swirl with a knife. Step 8 How to Make a Leaf Garnish: Cut refrigerated piecrusts into decorative shapes using seasonal cookie cutters. Arrange cutouts in a single layer on a baking sheet; score dough with the tip of a paring knife to create designs, if desired. Bake dough according to package directions until golden and done. Remove cutouts to a wire rack; cool and decorate as desired. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 1, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tizeye said: I like cheesecake...but not at the Cheesecake Factory. With its high ceiling and hard walls, it is an echo chamber that ruins the entire experience. Agreed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 1, 2021 Share #14 Posted October 1, 2021 Not my picture. I skip the fancy pie crust decoration since the crust is crumb. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #15 Posted October 1, 2021 31 minutes ago, Tizeye said: I like cheesecake...but not at the Cheesecake Factory. With its high ceiling and hard walls, it is an echo chamber that ruins the entire experience. I agree but when you have a group with varying tastes or dietary needs, it can be an easy place to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted October 1, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 1, 2021 If it's excellent cheesecake, I like it. Anything less is just gross 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted October 1, 2021 Share #17 Posted October 1, 2021 My favorite topping on cheesecake is cheesecake. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 1, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 1, 2021 No thanks. I would take a regular cake over that any day of the week. I love cheese though and cream cheese. I do like a ricotta based dessert and mascarpone. Just not into cheesecake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 1, 2021 Share #19 Posted October 1, 2021 Some of you are wrong and some of you are very wrong. RR is right. There are few things better that comes on a plate with a fork than cheesecake. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted October 1, 2021 Share #20 Posted October 1, 2021 Put me in the love cheesecake group. We don’t have it often, but I enjoy it when we do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 1, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 1, 2021 We need to know what @AirwickWithCheese thinks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 1, 2021 Share #22 Posted October 1, 2021 Just now, Road Runner said: We need to know what @AirwickWithCheese thinks. Why? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted October 1, 2021 Share #23 Posted October 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Why? He has very strong opinions on food and people who eat food. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted October 1, 2021 Share #24 Posted October 1, 2021 Is cheesecake actually even "cake"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #25 Posted October 1, 2021 I love cheese cake but I won’t eat it. I haven’t had any in years. It’ snot a heart healthy food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 1, 2021 Share #26 Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Road Runner said: He has very strong opinions on food and people who eat food. People who don't Ike cheesecake are demented, tortured souls. Cheesecake is the pie of the cake world. Cherry cheesecake, strawberry cheesecake, blueberry cheesecake, lemon chiffon....... Time to revisit the cheesecake of the month clubs. You know, a man starting something as simple as a cheesecake of the week could be on easy street. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 1, 2021 Share #27 Posted October 1, 2021 Blackberry cheesecake is the official cheesecake of King bikeman564 Cycling. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #28 Posted October 1, 2021 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 1, 2021 Share #29 Posted October 1, 2021 Raspberry cheesecake is the official backup cheesecake of King bikeman564 Cycling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #30 Posted October 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: Blackberry cheesecake is the official cheesecake of King bikeman564 Cycling. 9 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: Raspberry cheesecake is the official backup cheesecake of King bikeman564 Cycling. Can they be co-official cheesecakes? I'd be hard pressed to pick which deserves primary position more. Both seem worthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #31 Posted October 1, 2021 The sampler from Juniors is awesome. I love cheesecake. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 1, 2021 Share #32 Posted October 1, 2021 No. This was King bikeman564 's decree and his decision only. I am unsure where he placed lemon chiffon but believe it's just after banana pudding. (Non-cheesecake) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 1, 2021 Share #33 Posted October 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: No. This was King bikeman564 's decree and his decision only. I am unsure where he placed lemon chiffon but believe it's just after banana pudding. (Non-cheesecake) SNAP!!! Definitely don't want to run afoul of the monarchy, so I support the decision! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted October 1, 2021 Share #34 Posted October 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Kirby said: We were having a discussion at work, and I was surprised at the vehemence with which some people hated cheesecake for dessert (the dessert kind of cheesecake and not the old fashioned sexy sort of cheesecake). And most people who didn't like it especially didn't like any sort of fruit toppings on it. It's not always my favorite dessert, but I find it rather tasty especially on a summer day. And I like it with some fresh berries as well, but not overloaded with a processed , too sweet sauce. So how about you? Do you like it, find it meh or hate it with the power of a 1,000 suns? Your coworkers are nutjobs. Cheese 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 1, 2021 Share #35 Posted October 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Road Runner said: He has very strong opinions on food and people who eat food. He is not "Airwick with Cheesecake", so he has no jurisdiction on this topic. 1 hour ago, 12string said: Is cheesecake actually even "cake"? No. I don't know that I would call it pie, either, although that is much closer to reality than cake. This is a tricky thing when you get down to it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BR46 Posted October 2, 2021 Popular Post Share #36 Posted October 2, 2021 I like cheese.....I like cake. What's not to love 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted October 2, 2021 Share #37 Posted October 2, 2021 I make one similar to the pumpkin swirl one @Airehead mentioned...but only if I am having company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted October 2, 2021 Share #38 Posted October 2, 2021 8 hours ago, petitepedal said: I make one similar to the pumpkin swirl one @Airehead mentioned...but only if I am having company Yum, pumpkin squirrel cheesecake. What’s not to like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 10, 2021 Share #39 Posted December 10, 2021 Interview: How Junior's Cheesecake Is Handling The Great Cream Cheese Crisis Of 2021 BY BEN YAKAS 32 MINS AGO 2 COMMENTS Junior's Cheesecake MARK LENNIHAN/AP/SHUTTERSTOCK It sounded like a schmear campaign at first, but the crisis is real: a major cream cheese shortage has hit New York City bagel stores. Some of our finest bagel purveyors—Absolute Bagels, Tompkins Square Bagels, Pick-a-Bagel, Bagelsmith, Zabar's and more—all attested to the fact that they were "frazzled, frustrated and rushing to find cream cheese" after supply chain issues—caused by work shortages, port congestion and increased demand—had ensnared the industry. But it's not just your local bagel shop: Junior's Restaurants announced that they had to shut down multiple times over the last week because they didn't have enough of the ingredient, which is the key to making their beloved cheesecakes. Gothamist spoke to Alan Rosen, the third-generation owner of Junior's, on Thursday evening to find out how the cream cheese shortage is affecting their business, and whether or not New Yorkers jonesin' for some holiday cheesecake should be freaking out right now. Junior's Cheesecake. JEN CARLSON PERSONAL COLLECTION New Yorkers are obviously very concerned about any cream cheese shortages. How has it been affecting Junior's so far? Last week we couldn't bake on Friday. We had to close down Friday afternoon. Couldn't bake Saturday. And we started up again last Sunday because we sent one of our trucks to go get a load of cream cheese at five in the morning. Where does one send a truck to get cream cheese? It was a warehouse in Pennsylvania somewhere. So think of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, coming from Pennsylvania. And then this week... This week, we had to shut down today and we're going to resume tomorrow and Sunday because we ran out of cream cheese [on Wednesday]. We use four million pounds of cream cheese a year. We are one of the larger users. Wow. That's something I wanted to ask about: how much cream cheese do you typically get in a shipment? So one shipment is exactly 40,000 pounds. Do you know approximately how many cakes you make per shipment? Here, let me just grab a calculator. It depends on the size obviously, but I can give you a ballpark. Let's see...we get about 24,000 cakes out of that. So from one trailer, that lasts us a day and a half, two days. And how often do you get those shipments? A lot, three times a week this time of the year. Maybe four. Right, so if you miss one—One, yeah, it's a big deal. It's a lot of cake. We can make 10 to 15,000 cakes in the day. So far, we haven't run out of cake, but where the rubber's going to meet the road is for those last minute shipping orders for Christmas. So far, we haven't shorted any of our retail customers. We're in about 8,000 supermarkets besides our restaurants. So our restaurants are fully supplied. Our retailers are fully supplied. Our last minute mail orders may get affected, but that's why I always tell people, get your orders in early. ERIC LAUDONIEN/SHUTTERSTOCK How much of each cheesecake is made up of cream cheese? It's actually close to 85% cream cheese. That's why it's so good. Cream cheese, fresh eggs, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla. It's not like you could substitute it. There's no alternative. Listen, there's no alternative. That's why I got upset when I saw these articles about bagels, worrying about their schmear. They can still make a bagel. We cannot make a cheesecake. Have you ever experienced anything like this shortage before? Never. Never. I was discussing it with someone at Kraft the other day. Never. We've been around for 71 years. This has never happened. So is this a commercial cream cheese issue as well? Because I've heard people say, well, I see Philly cream cheese—They see Philly cream cheese on the shelves, yeah, but listen, but there's not as much of it. I went through supermarket a few weeks ago, there are shortages across the board. It's not just one product, but yes, we do buy it more commercially. But it's a 30 or 50 pound box. So you'd have to ask them if the little packets are fine, I don't know. But I'm not opening up packets for 40,000 pounds a week. So when you get these shipments of cream cheese, you're going through them incredibly quickly. Out is out. We shut down today. We shut down our baking operations today. We could not bake cheesecake. So we packed other things, we did other frosting and finishing what we could do, but we could not bake cheesecakes today. We had to send our people home. We actually told them not to come in and they're going to work Sunday. We just got a load a few hours ago, so we're going to bake tomorrow and we're going to bake Sunday. And then we're only as good as the next load of cream cheese. Do you feel like you're like hanging on by a thread? We are. Listen, we've shut down twice in the last two weeks, two and a half days we missed. So this could happen again next week. You don't know. Absolutely. Owner Alan Rosen and U. S. Senator Charles Schumer at the re-opening of Junior's Cheesecake in Times Square in May 2021 LEV RADIN/PACIFIC PRESS/SHUTTERSTOCK This is clearly a supply chain problem. We've seen this in a lot of different industries. Has it affected you before this cream cheese shortage? Yes, it's a supply issue. Earlier in the year we couldn't get plastic domes for cakes, because we have some retails that like cakes in those domes. Now there are other companies we heard were short of corrugated [fiberboard]. We were fortunate that didn't happen to us. But the supply chain is definitely being squeezed right now and demand from what I understand...I mean our business I know is up probably over 40% this year. So you got to remember, all our restaurants are back online. All the restaurants across the country are back online. People have adopted comfort food during COVID in a big way. So our supermarket business is up a lot and so our demand is up over 43% this year. And I'm assuming that this time of year is probably a very busy time of year in general for you? Yes, our restaurants probably go up about 25-30% and our mail order business, we do half our volume for the year in November and December. So what can be done? I mean, you're just at the mercy of these suppliers right now. Someone said to me, what's your plan B? I said, don't have one. Punt. We just got to keep getting by. Is there a point where it would be a crisis in terms of being able to produce? If we don't have cream cheese, we will eventually run out of cheesecake if it's for an extended period of time. Once a week we can handle for now and get by. If its more extended than that, it's going to be a problem. But listen, as soon as we get it, we mix it and blend it and then we bake it. Is there anything else you want customers to know? Listen, get your orders in. If you want to send a Junior's Cheesecake to someone across the country, now's the time to do it. And we wish everyone a happy holiday and we hope we don't run out of cream cheese. We do have inventory right now. So we believe, based on last year's numbers, we can satisfy everybody. But hopefully there's more demand than that, but I would hate to say no to anybody. So we're working overtime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 10, 2021 Share #40 Posted December 10, 2021 I like it with the power of about 500 suns. 1000 may be a little strong. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 10, 2021 Share #41 Posted December 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: I like it with the power of about 500 suns. 1000 may be a little strong. I'll make you one when you come visit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 10, 2021 Share #42 Posted December 10, 2021 Monkee's singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith, a pop visionary who penned many of the group’s most enduring songs before laying the groundwork for country-rock with the First National Band in the early Seventies, died Friday from natural causes. He was 78. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/monkees-michael-nesmith-dead-1270079/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 10, 2021 Share #43 Posted December 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Parr8hed said: I like it with the power of about 500 suns. 1000 may be a little strong. Bah. I like sour cream cheesecake with fruity sugary topping, and it had better damn well have an overthick graham cracker crust. Otherwise, I just don't get the attraction to mucousy deserts like creme brulee, tiramisu cheesecake, and the like. Cake has texture, pie has texture, the others desperately need some texture other than just heavy dairy spit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 10, 2021 Share #44 Posted December 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Bah. I like sour cream cheesecake with fruity sugary topping, and it had better damn well have an overthick graham cracker crust. Otherwise, I just don't get the attraction to mucousy deserts like creme brulee, tiramisu cheesecake, and the like. Cake has texture, pie has texture, the others desperately need some texture other than just heavy dairy spit. You cannot compare the smoothness of a perfect cheesecake to a crème brulee with the consistency of a lung cookie that someone just hacked up after walking a mile in the cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted December 10, 2021 Share #45 Posted December 10, 2021 I won’t turn down a slice of cheesecake but I don’t go looking for it either. It’s a calorie bomb I don’t need. There’s a little place near us that sells by the slice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 10, 2021 Share #46 Posted December 10, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 10:28 AM, Road Runner said: This is a great example of how to preempt and reduce the proliferation of pathetic parodies. Hey, @jsharr - here's another potshot at you and your genius parodying ability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 10, 2021 Share #47 Posted December 10, 2021 I like cheesecake. Thanks for the pumpkin cheesecake recipe, Aire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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