On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:00:37 -0500
"Rick Emery" wrote:

You don't even need to bake the crust first. I just put mine in the
fridge to chill while I mix the cheesecake ingredients.

Well, it probably depends.

For cheesecake baked right on the rack, you probably need not pre-bake
the crust.

For cheesecake baked in a water bath, you maybe ought to bake the
crust a little first.

For something like a key lime pie where the baking of the pie itself
is largely ceremonial (15 minutes), pre-baking the crust is pretty much
required.