Paula's NY Cheesecake

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its definately going to be a hit in my house. it only took 20 min to do everything, then just bake!

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The amount of cream cheese is wrong in the recipe. It says 12oz (1.5 bars but should say 24oz (3 bars
I made the mistake of following the recipe without reading these comments or watching the video (video shows her using 3 bars and it was awful and a complete waste of time and money.

Worst, I made it as a surprise Valentine's day gift for my wife (I dont cook and it ruined my Valentine's day.

I emailed FoodNetwork a few weeks back but they still haven't corrected the recipe.

I wil try it again some time with correct ingredients

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dont u think cheesecake isn't suppose to be baked ................but it was good

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I made this recipe for my family and they loved it. This was my first attempt at making a cheesecake, and I have to say that I am very proud of myself-thanks to Paula's help. I did , however, bake it for 55mins because the center was not done. I was afraid that the rest of the cake would be affected by the additional baking time, but luckily, that was not the case. It was perfect!!

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I've made a cheesecake for my roommate's birthday for the past three years. Its kind of our tradition. Last year I made a cheesecake from a Philadelphia Cream Cheese recipe and it turned out really well. This year I thought I'd give the Food Network a try. I followed the directions and everything and the product was not good. I gather from other posts that Paula used 3 packages on the show instead of 1.5. I bet that's why my cheesecake did not turn out well. It was really cakey and not creamy at all. My roommate, her boyfriend and I all tried it and decided it was more like cake (or bread than cheesecake. I'm gonna have to give two stars because it was just not good.

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I thought that she said on the episode to use a 9" springform pan, but I used an 8" like the recipe calls for on this site...my cake was not fully cooked in the middle. I think using a larger pan would correct this...and perhaps adding 5-10 minutes to the cooking time. I also used 3 8oz packs of cream cheese like she says on the episode. 1 and a half blocks would not be enough. Finally, next time I will use less butter for the crust. Butter leaked out of my pan onto the cookie sheet bc there was just too much--and mine carmelized a lot (like another reviewer mentioned so I will try 5 tblsp next time. Easy and worth making again.

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This cheesecake was excellent. The filling was right on ( I used 3 8oz packages of cream cheese and the chocolate sauce was to die for. The only thing that was a little off was the crust. I used an 8inch springform pan and when I finished baking the cheesecake I noticed that grease had seeped out. I tried using less butter the next time and still a little came out. Perhaps it was because I grounded my own graham cracker crumbs which already had oil in it to begin with. But overall, very good!

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This is one of the best cheesecakes I've ever had! It's better than most restaurants and very easy to make. My mom and I made it for my husband's birthday. He's not a big fan of chocolate, so we skipped the chocolate topping and did a fruit topping instead. We live on the Central Coast of CA and there's a local berry called olalliberry that's delicious. Linn's Farms makes a fabulous olalliberry topping that was exceptional on this cheesecake. Thanks, Paula! (And we did use three 8 oz packages--it was perfect.

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I watched Steak in the City episode and was wanting to make Paula's NY Cheesecake for Valentines' Day this weekend.
I'm confused tho. On the show, Paula said 3 pkgs of Cream cheese but the receipe only said 12 oz. Which is it???? 3 8 oz pkgs or 3 4oz pkgs of cream cheese??

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My husband loved the cheesecake but I think I put too much butter and the crust sort of carmelized. Next time I think I'll just buy a crust. Very delicious though. My husband hates chocolate so I just topped it with strawberries.