How to poach chocolate cheesecake in a combi oven

The Alto-Shaam combi oven's low temperature steam means no water bath is needed. Develop the most silky smooth texture throughout without all the mess.

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INGREDIENTS

Assemble cookies for the crust.

Assemble cookies for the crust.

Place chocolate wafers into a food processor.

Place chocolate wafers into a food processor.

Add 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Add 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Melt 1 stick of butter.

Melt 1 stick of butter.

Add butter to wafer/sugar mix and pulse until fine crumbs.

Add butter to wafer/sugar mix and pulse until fine crumbs.

Do not over mix. Crumbs should resemble wet sand.

Do not over mix. Crumbs should resemble wet sand.

Place cookie mixture into a cheesecake pan.

Place cookie mixture into a cheesecake pan.

Press to form an even layer crust on the bottom of the pan.

Press to form an even layer crust on the bottom of the pan.

Bake crust at 325F (163C) Convection mode for 8 minutes in the Combitherm oven.

Bake crust at 325F (163C) Convection mode for 8 minutes in the Combitherm oven.

Add 4 (8oz) packages of cream cheese and 1-1/2 cups of sugar to a mixing bowl.

Add 4 (8oz) packages of cream cheese and 1-1/2 cups of sugar to a mixing bowl.

Blend the mixing bowl ingredients together.

Blend the mixing bowl ingredients together.

Mix until sides of the bowl are scraped clean.

Mix until sides of the bowl are scraped clean.

Melt 12oz of semi sweet chocolate for the filling.

Melt 12oz of semi sweet chocolate for the filling.

Add cocoa powder to the cream cheese mixture.

Add cocoa powder to the cream cheese mixture.

On low speed, mix until cocoa powder is combined.

On low speed, mix until cocoa powder is combined.

Mixture should resemble light and soft peaks.

Mixture should resemble light and soft peaks.

Add  eggs one at a time to cream cheese mixture.

Add eggs one at a time to cream cheese mixture.

Beat eggs on low speed.

Beat eggs on low speed.

Blend until eggs have been fully incorporated.

Blend until eggs have been fully incorporated.

Add melted chocolate to cream cheese mixture.

Add melted chocolate to cream cheese mixture.

Add cream cheese filling to the cooled crust.

Add cream cheese filling to the cooled crust.

Spread filling evenly over top leaving no air pockets.

Spread filling evenly over top leaving no air pockets.

Place plastic wrap over entire cheesecake pan.

Place plastic wrap over entire cheesecake pan.

Once wrapped, bake cheesecakes at 190F (88C) steam mode for 2 hours.

Once wrapped, bake cheesecakes at 190F (88C) steam mode for 2 hours.

Once baked, mix melted chocolate and heavy cream together and place on top of cooled cheesecakes.

Once baked, mix melted chocolate and heavy cream together and place on top of cooled cheesecakes.

  • 9.0oz Chocolate wafer cookies
  • 2.0Tbsp Sugar
  • 1.0tsp Salt
  • 4.0oz Butter ( melted)
  • 12.0oz Semi sweet chocolate chopped
  • 1/2c Sugar
  • 1/3c Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4.0 ( 8oz) Packages of cream cheese
  • 4.0 Eggs
  • 3/4c Heavy Cream
  • 6.0oz Semi sweet chocolate chopped