How Millions Of Cheesecakes Are Made In A New Jersey Factory

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: neufchâtel cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and calories, while neufchâtel is a budget-friendly option.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is higher in protein and lower in fat, while plain yogurt is often less expensive.

Workers unwrap giant blocks of cream cheese and tip them into the mixing bowl.

Add sugar to the mixing bowl with cream cheese.

Crack and add eggs to the mixing bowl.

Pour in heavy cream and add vanilla to the mixture.

Mix the ingredients together in the giant mixing bowl.

Roll the mixing bowl over to the assembly line.

Drop a slice of vanilla cake into each pan as the base.

Pump the cheesecake batter into each pan using automatic depositors.

Knock out any excess air from the batter in the pans.

Bake the cheesecakes in a water bath to spread the heat evenly.

Check the internal temperature of the cheesecakes for food safety.

Let the cheesecakes rest until they are no longer jiggly.

Use a repurposed pizza oven to heat the pans and release the cakes.

Transfer the cheesecakes into a blast freezer set at zero degrees.

Prepare various flavors of cheesecakes and layer cakes in the freezer.

Package each cheesecake in a box and label it before placing it in a larger box for shipping.

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