Cheesecake in the Egg

R2Egg2Q · 10-01-2018, 10:13 AM

Not sure what possessed me to call for a baking throwdown as I'm not really a baker but I figured I'd better enter something.

I mixed up the graham cracker crumbles, melted butter, and sugar to form up the crusts and pre-baked two in the XL Egg running at 350:

Then got to work on the cream cheese filling and making a mess in the kitchen:

Filled the spring form pans and put them into the Egg to bake:

After baking for nearly an hour I topped them with a sour cream mix:

Let them cool in the refrigerator overnight and freed them from the pans this morning:

Topped one with blueberries:

And cut a slice:

This is only the 2nd time I've baked cheesecake and I learned a couple of things:

1. Don't spread the crust so high up the sides of the forms

2. Leave baking cheesecake to my wife! This was too much work and it I prefer to eat it more than bake it.

cowgirl · 10-01-2018, 11:05 AM

Looks delicious, John! Well done!

lunchman · 10-01-2018, 12:33 PM

Looks really good and well worth the effort!

Stingerhook · 10-01-2018, 12:58 PM

Looks mighty fine John.

ronbrad62 · 10-01-2018, 01:13 PM

Mmmmmm, cheesecake.

MattGoose · 10-01-2018, 01:22 PM

But does it taste like BBQ?

:)

I'm actually mostly serious... I mean, I use my egg almost exclusively for BBQ and everything that comes out of it has a pretty distinctive flavor.

That's excellent when it is steak. It's a bit iffy if it's cheesecake.

I worked at Legal Sea Foods a million years ago and we had a bunch of extra cheesecake one night. Thought it would be a great idea to deep fry it. And it was!

Right up until that third bite or so it started to taste just a bit fishy from the fry oil.

electron_si · 10-01-2018, 01:33 PM

That looks so good

Ron_L · 10-01-2018, 01:59 PM

Looks good to me!

Did you find that the crust had a lot of smoke? We did a cheesecake in one of my drums and the crust was very smokey.

Big George's BBQ · 10-01-2018, 02:01 PM

YUM one of my Favorite deserts

R2Egg2Q · 10-01-2018, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattGoose

But does it taste like BBQ?

:)

I'm actually mostly serious... I mean, I use my egg almost exclusively for BBQ and everything that comes out of it has a pretty distinctive flavor.

That's excellent when it is steak. It's a bit iffy if it's cheesecake.

I worked at Legal Sea Foods a million years ago and we had a bunch of extra cheesecake one night. Thought it would be a great idea to deep fry it. And it was!

Right up until that third bite or so it started to taste just a bit fishy from the fry oil.

Three of us just ate a slice and didn’t notice any off taste. My last cook on this Egg was grilling some sausage. We served cheesecake bites at an Eggfest years ago and don’t recall anyone saying it tasted like bacon. I would say this didn’t taste any different than cheesecake out of the oven.

R2Egg2Q · 10-01-2018, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron_L

Looks good to me!

Did you find that the crust had a lot of smoke? We did a cheesecake in one of my drums and the crust was very smokey.

Thanks Ron. We didn’t get even a hint of smoke from the crust. I used the most smoke neutral lump I have (Rockwood) and no smoke wood.

R2Egg2Q · 10-01-2018, 02:48 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

Titch · 10-01-2018, 04:29 PM

Great looking Cheescakes mate

hurricanedavid · 10-01-2018, 04:36 PM

Very impressive!

MattGoose · 10-03-2018, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R2Egg2Q

Three of us just ate a slice and didn’t notice any off taste. My last cook on this Egg was grilling some sausage. We served cheesecake bites at an Eggfest years ago and don’t recall anyone saying it tasted like bacon. I would say this didn’t taste any different than cheesecake out of the oven.

That's really cool, and it looks delicious.

Just as a kind of interesting aside - I used Rockwood almost exclusively for the first couple of years and did a lot of pork shoulder. Apple wood mostly, and I still have a fairly distinct smell when I open the cooker and things coming off definitely have a smoky flavor.

A little smoking wood can make a difference I guess.

Thanks for sharing your cook!

10-01-2018, 10:13 AM	#1
R2Egg2Q is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-15-10 Location: Pleasanton, CA	Cheesecake in the Egg Not sure what possessed me to call for a baking throwdown as I'm not really a baker but I figured I'd better enter something. I mixed up the graham cracker crumbles, melted butter, and sugar to form up the crusts and pre-baked two in the XL Egg running at 350: Then got to work on the cream cheese filling and making a mess in the kitchen: Filled the spring form pans and put them into the Egg to bake: After baking for nearly an hour I topped them with a sour cream mix: Let them cool in the refrigerator overnight and freed them from the pans this morning: Topped one with blueberries: And cut a slice: This is only the 2nd time I've baked cheesecake and I learned a couple of things: 1. Don't spread the crust so high up the sides of the forms 2. Leave baking cheesecake to my wife! This was too much work and it I prefer to eat it more than bake it. __________________ -John BGEs: XL, Large, Small, Mini, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, MAK 1-Star General, Karubecue C-60, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA, Summit S-620 NG; custom BGE & Weber handles by brethren martyleach [U][URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=86"]CLICK HERE to join us in a BBQ Brethren Throwdown![/URL][/U]

10-01-2018, 11:05 AM	#2
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10-01-2018, 12:33 PM	#3
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10-01-2018, 01:13 PM	#5
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10-01-2018, 01:22 PM	#6
MattGoose Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-16-12 Location: Reading, Ma	But does it taste like BBQ? :) I'm actually mostly serious... I mean, I use my egg almost exclusively for BBQ and everything that comes out of it has a pretty distinctive flavor. That's excellent when it is steak. It's a bit iffy if it's cheesecake. I worked at Legal Sea Foods a million years ago and we had a bunch of extra cheesecake one night. Thought it would be a great idea to deep fry it. And it was! Right up until that third bite or so it started to taste just a bit fishy from the fry oil.

10-01-2018, 01:33 PM	#7
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10-01-2018, 01:59 PM	#8
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10-01-2018, 02:48 PM	#12
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10-01-2018, 04:29 PM	#13
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