New York-Style Cheesecake

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2002, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES12 to 16 (Makes one 9-inch cheesecake)

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our best New York–style cheesecake recipe started with a classic graham cracker crust. We used 2 1/2 pounds of cream cheese for adequate height, flavored the batter with 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 2 teaspoons each of lemon juice and vanilla fo...

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