On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:41:58 -0600
"TimothyR" > wrote:

> In Mary Crownover's book "I love cheesecake," she writes: "While it is
> more fashionable to use a spring form cake pan, I have found that a pan
> with a solid index and false bottom is much more useful." What kind of
> pan is she referring to? I have only heard of using a spring form pan
> for cheesecakes. Thanks.


It's like a regular pan, but with a big hole in the bottom (leaving an
inch or so of rim) and a disc that fits in the bottom, covering the hole.

Real Men use solid round pans and turn out the cheesecake onto a gloved
hand. So i hear.