Carla Hall
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Because a paddle is going to put in less air.
And sometimes when you get a lot of air, that's when you get cracks.
Because you're like, ooh, it has to be smooth.
And you're thinking more sauce than cheesecake.
It settles because now you have pockets of air.
And so basically a cheesecake is a custard, right?
It's a custard.
When you think custard, you think gentle.
Or it can crack if it's overbaked.
Do you bake yours in a water bath?
I do.
100%.
And then the cooling time.
There's the mixing, the baking, there's the cooling.
Yeah.
Do you keep it in the water bath or do you take it out of the water bath right away?
So I leave my cheesecake in the oven.
I crack the door with a wooden spoon.
I bring it down in there.
And then once I take it out of the oven, I do take it out of the water bath.