Spent 4 hours chasing a crack in my cheesecake, turned out to be the pan

Last Saturday I baked a cheesecake for my sister's birthday in Austin and it kept cracking right down the middle no matter what I did with the water bath or oven temp. After 4 hours of googling and testing, I realized the springform pan I borrowed had a warped base that was causing uneven heat, not my technique at all. Anyone else ever blame themselves for a fail that was actually the equipment acting up?

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parker_thomas20d ago

Man that warped base is a sneaky bastard, glad you figured it out before losing your mind.