Help with springform pan?

[chefandi]

I love to make cheesecakes however I have a hard time getting them out of my springform pan when they are done. I was wondering if there was somekind of technique that you all use to make it easier to transfer a cheesecake from the pan to a serving plate?
T.I.A

[SandyM]

I have a non-stick springform pan, and my cheesecakes eaily come off the base of the pan with a little gentle coaxing from a nonstick-friendly spatula.

[Kelli Kerrigan]

would parchment paper help?

[sneezles]

I use one of those long metal spatulas, in the Pampered Chef catalog it's called a large spreader (sells for about $8). Anyway it's thin enough to slip between the crust and the pan bottom, then I just rotate the pan to loosen all the way around. Then slide off at an angle to the plate or tray. I only do this after it has been refrigerated at least overnight.

[LGBurns]

I have a springform pan with a glass bottom that is perfect for serving. That way you don't have to try to take it off the base.

[philamark]

When I make my cheesecake, I use my nonstick springform pan but I also use parchment paper. I make my cake with a butter cookie crust and found it stuck too much on the pan, even though it was nonstick, so then I started using the parchment paper. I keep the entire cake on the base, but removing each slice is much easier with the parchement paper on it. By the way, I love the parchment paper at Williams Sonoma...I find theirs to be a very good quality.

[Chefmom]

The easiest way to do this.....don't use the springform pan!!

My springform became doomed to assembling mousse cakes years ago. I now only use my regular, heavy cake pans for all cheesecakes.

Basically you do it the same, butter the bottom heavily, press in the crumbs, fill to the top and bake in a water bath.

When the cake is done, remove from the water bath and cool to room temp on a level surface, then chill overnight.

To remove from the pan, place the pan quickly on your burner. Electric burner on med, or a low flame gas burner. Spin around to melt the buttered bottom and then flip the cake onto a plastic wrap covered board and then hold the board on the top and at an angle, bang firmly on your counter. YOu will feel the cake release and flip upsidedown onto the board. Then reflip onto a serving plate. Voila, cheesecake! If you like crumbs on the sides of the cake, I simply press freshly ground crumbs onto the sides, garnish and serve.

Tami

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[funnybone]

Originally posted by chefandi:
I love to make cheesecakes however I have a hard time getting them out of my springform pan when they are done. I was wondering if there was somekind of technique that you all use to make it easier to transfer a cheesecake from the pan to a serving plate?
T.I.A


Are you trying to remove the entire cake from the base, or just a piece? I just leave it on the base, rather than remove the entire cake. I just think its the nature of the cake to remain on the base.