345119 Wed Nov 22 17:18:47 -0800 2006 5 31 Home Cooking 0 2041836 I usually leave the bottom of the spring form pan with the cheesecake and put the whole thing on a platter or pedestal...but it slides around when you go to cut unless you put it on the counter...Is there a way to remove the cheesecake from the bottom of the pan for better presentation? Wed Nov 22 17:18:47 -0800 2006 47734 LenaNE 1 2041845 You can use a small piece of non-skid pad below the bottom to hold it on the platter. More work, and probably too late if you've already made the cheesecake, would be to use a cardboard round wrapped in foil to put above the bottom (I know people who use it instead of the bottom but it didn't work well for me) and serve it on that. I have tried to remove it from the bottom and had the cheesecake break in half. I ended up covering it in chocolate ganache. I bought a cake/pizza mover recently which I use so much more than I thought I would. It's too half circles of melamine w/ handles. You slip it under the cake and move it. It's great. Wed Nov 22 17:23:18 -0800 2006 2041836 39874 chowser 1 2041846 Mine usually comes off when lifted out carefully with a large spatula. Wed Nov 22 17:23:40 -0800 2006 2041836 13103 Foodrat 1 2042415 Line the bottom of the springform pan with baking parchment. The parchment will slide off the pan easily and you can leave it on for cutting. Wed Nov 22 20:07:14 -0800 2006 2041836 12335 cheryl_h 2 2042827 Exactly. A buttered parchment round in the bottom before you make the crust. It will slide off beautifully. Wed Nov 22 22:57:12 -0800 2006 2042415 10285 Candy 3 2042835 thanks everyone...I think I'll try the parchment Wed Nov 22 22:59:18 -0800 2006 2042827 47734 LenaNE