• Lucas
• 12 May, 2026
• • Oven Thermometer
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Can an Oven Thermometer Fix Cheesecake Hot Spots?

The Cheesecake That Looks Like a Wheel of Cheese (But Not in a Good Way)

Picture this: You’ve spent hours carefully mixing cream cheese, eggs, and sugar. You’ve wrapped the springform pan in foil, built a water bath, and slid your cheesecake into the oven with high hopes. Forty-five minutes later, you open the door and see it — the edges are dark and cracked, the center is still jiggly, and one side is noticeably more browned than the other. Your dream of a smooth, golden cheesecake has turned into something that looks more like a wheel of cheese that got left out in the sun. I’ve been there, and so have countless bakers on r/AskBaking. The culprit? Oven hot spots and inaccurate temperature readings.