Type of cheese used in Cheesecake

[scoobysoo]

Do you use Philadelphia or Marscapone??? What's best?

Many thanks

[Ethel]

Philadelphia (or the equivalent own brand)

[scoobysoo]

Oh, and it's for baked cheesecake by the way

[pastafreak]

Cheescakes usually fall into two categories.......classic New York-made with cream cheese...and Italian-made with Ricotta cheese.And, according to allrecipes.com, you should never use spreadable creamcheese,but the solid block type instead. I don't think I've ever seen solid creamcheese in the UK. Whichever you use-you want a firm finish.

Have a look here.. http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Perfect-Cheesecake s/Detail.aspx
There are several helpful videos.

[chinadog]

I buy the ready made ones,just call me lazy:-(