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Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast

Cracking the Cheesecake Code, featuring Carla Hall

3/23/202643 min

We’re back, and we’re talking cheesecake! Jessica and David dive into a bit of the history behind this iconic dessert before Jessica sits down with TV host and cookbook author Carla Hall to chat all things cheesecake, including Carla’s best tips and tricks. Then, they answer your biggest cheesecake questions, covering everything from water baths to springform pans. Jessica delivers her Jess-opinion on the best style of cheesecake (hint: It’s not from the US!) before they close the show with the recipes they’re baking this week.   

Recipes and other links from this episode:

Clips

Both Confess: Not Cheesecake Fans
No Cheesecake In ‘Carla Bakes’
Paddle, Not Whisk
Nail The Jiggle Test
Why Cheesecakes Crack
Bring A Scale, Please
A Surprising Savory Stunner
The Cooldown Protocol
What Judges Look For
The Sour Cream Topper Defense

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. David Tamarkin· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] The image of a cheese- [laughs] of a perfectly baked cheesecake gave you, sent you back to the water bed? No wonder you hate cheesecake. [laughs] Oh my God. From King Arthur Baking Company, this is Things Bakers Know. I'm David Tamarkin, King Arthur's editorial director.

  2. Jessica Battilana· Host0:18

    And I'm Jessica Battagliano, King Arthur staff editor, and we are back today with season three. This is our kickoff.

  3. David Tamarkin· Host0:25

    The enhanced season.

  4. Jessica Battilana· Host0:26

    The enhanced season.

  5. David Tamarkin· Host0:28

    Yes.

  6. Jessica Battilana· Host0:28

    We are, have added a video component.

  7. David Tamarkin· Host0:30

    Yes. And we are on Substack now, so please follow us there at kingarthurbaking.com. That means you can follow us on Substack. We're g- launched a newsletter to accompany the podcast.

  8. Jessica Battilana· Host0:40

    Yeah.

  9. David Tamarkin· Host0:40

    And the video means you can watch us on YouTube and Spotify, and you can listen everywhere.

  10. Jessica Battilana· Host0:46

    Everywhere. I think it'll, it's just nice, 'cause it's another way for us to engage with our listeners- Yeah ... our viewers. I feel like we've gone pro. You know, we have this nice set.

  11. David Tamarkin· Host0:54

    And for pe- all the people wondering, how would it be, what would it be like if Jessica and David were in the same room?

  12. Jessica Battilana· Host1:00

    Yeah.

  13. David Tamarkin· Host1:00

    You know.

  14. Jessica Battilana· Host1:01

    For all the people who are wondering, how old are they?

  15. David Tamarkin· Host1:03

    Yeah. [laughs] Exactly.

  16. Jessica Battilana· Host1:04

    You know, now they will know.

  17. David Tamarkin· Host1:05

    [laughs] Yeah, now, yeah, but let's move on. Let's, today we're talking about something else.

  18. Jessica Battilana· Host1:10

    We are. We are, we're talking about something almost as old as us. No, we're talking about something older than us, which is cheesecake, one of America's very favorite desserts. [bell dings] We're starting with what I consider to be a polarizing topic- Mm ... only because you know that I have feelings, a lot of feelings

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