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Cheesecake

QVCkitty1 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:59:56 GMT

I don't usually comment on the price of things on QVC, but Holley moley 70.00 for a cheesecake. I know , I know it's convienent, but if you are able you can make a lot of cheesecake for 70.00. JMO.

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tansy — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:01:50 GMT

Seventy dollars will buy you multiple cheesecakes at Costco and they are pretty tasty.

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blackhole99 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:02:22 GMT

Costco makes a great cheesecake for 14.99, not fancy or flavored, but not 70 bucks either. I would never spend 70 dollars for a cheesecake.

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jpie — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:09:41 GMT

ITA! I tuned it in the middle of the presentation and thought for $69.XX they are surely going to include at least two (maybe three) cheesecakes!

Ridiculous when cream cheese and pumpkin puree are reasonably priced items!

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jaxs mom — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:11:25 GMT

I know I laugh every time I see those prices. I bake a wonderful cheesecake for a fraction of that and yes I bake pumpkin cheesecake too. Probably the most popular is the white chocolate peppermint bark cheesecake. I do appreciate his recipe ideas though.

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jpie — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:19:34 GMT

@jaxs mom

I just made my first cheesecake (peanut butter and jelly) that had a Cinnamon Toast Crunch crust! The crust was amazing, but the filling was so-so.

It sounds like you have some great cheesecake varieties! Have you ever made the one using Nutella? I think it's on deck to try next!

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jaxs mom — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:26:49 GMT

I haven't done one with nutella yet but it would be really good.

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Bayside — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:54:05 GMT

There is other cheesecake just as good, even better, than what is offered on OVC. I will not pay that amount plus s/h. There are other specialty bakeries aruond that sell delicious cheesecake in our area. I can drive to them and pick up my order quicker than having them shipped. All depends on what you like, I guess.

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BornToShop — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:59:50 GMT

I always order whole cheesecakes (14 slices) when the occasion arises at my local Barnes & Noble. They have CheeseCake Factory as their vendor for $40. I use my membership card & get an additional 10% off. Their cheesecakes are top of the line IMO!

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Brooklynny — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:00:58 GMT

It does serve 18-20 people, so it is a lot of cake. Sure it's expensive, but a special treat every so often never hurts if you're able to spend that much. I won't buy it only because it's too much cake for two people, and I'm not planning any big dinner parties. I have ordered the mini cheesecakes a couple of times after having received them as a gift, and those were perfect for us. Junior's flagship restaurant/bakery is also just over a mile from home, so I can go there anytime for a good cheesecake, and they are good.

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jaxs mom — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:08:57 GMT

I notice that they now only tell you the weight and not the diameter. Usually the ones they sell here are 6 inch or 8 inch IIRC. The ones I make are larger, because I use a bigger springform pan.

I don't have a problem with them selling them, if people want to pay that price to buy one it doesn't matter to me. But cheesecake isn't difficult, ( and I'm not talking about using a premade crust ) nor are the ingredients expensive. The price does include shipping though.

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panda1234 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:16:14 GMT

@BornToShop wrote:
I always order whole cheesecakes (14 slices) when the occasion arises at my local Barnes & Noble. They have CheeseCake Factory as their vendor for $40. I use my membership card & get an additional 10% off. Their cheesecakes are top of the line IMO!

And they really could serve 18 people.

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Pook — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:27:57 GMT

What Cosco sells and what most consider cheesecake is just a desert with some cream cheese and can not even be considered cheesecake!! Junior's is by far the best cheesecake ever and well worth the money. Even if you only get 10 pieces it's only $7 a slice and you can get nearly double that. A piece of cream cheese desert with graham cracker crumbs at most lower end restaurants runs $6 or $7 dollars. I have Junior's cookbook and it is rather costly and time consuming to make their plain cheesecake (in a normal size pan and the one they showed is larger) with the right ingredients and no generic substitutions (and I've tried using generic and there is a huge difference). Real cheesecake does not have graham crackers anywhere!! To each their own but I don't want and won't waste my money on just a cream cheese with graham crackers desert!!!

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QVCkitty1 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:33:39 GMT

@Pook wrote:
What Cosco sells and what most consider cheesecake is just a desert with some cream cheese and can not even be considered cheesecake!! Junior's is by far the best cheesecake ever and well worth the money. Even if you only get 10 pieces it's only $7 a slice and you can get nearly double that. A piece of cream cheese desert with graham cracker crumbs at most lower end restaurants runs $6 or $7 dollars. I have Junior's cookbook and it is rather costly and time consuming to make their plain cheesecake (in a normal size pan and the one they showed is larger) with the right ingredients and no generic substitutions (and I've tried using generic and there is a huge difference). Real cheesecake does not have graham crackers anywhere!! To each their own but I don't want and won't waste my money on just a cream cheese with graham crackers desert!!!

I don't doubt your experience, however I did order a Junior's cheesecake once, and was not impressed. To each his own, I would never tell anyone to spend their money. It just seemed excessive to me , for what you get.

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KYToby — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:51:50 GMT

I agree it seems pricey, and this is not something I would spend oney on as I could make it myself, go to Costco, go to Cheesecake Factory, or pick up Eli's at our local restaurant supply store. That being said, so what?

Not everyone has these resources or the ability (or desire) to bake it themselves, and ultimately, how people spend their money is none of our business. I m ure we all buy things that others would see as frivolous, costly, or downright silly.

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QVCkitty1 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:00:17 GMT

@KYToby wrote:
I agree it seems pricey, and this is not something I would spend oney on as I could make it myself, go to Costco, go to Cheesecake Factory, or pick up Eli's at our local restaurant supply store. That being said, so what?

Not everyone has these resources or the ability (or desire) to bake it themselves, and ultimately, how people spend their money is none of our business. I m ure we all buy things that others would see as frivolous, costly, or downright silly.

Did I not say that if you are able, if you have the equipment, you can make a cheesecake ?? Also I pointed out that I would never tell anyone how to spend their money. Ok ??

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Brooklynny — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:02:35 GMT

Remember that Junior's makes the "NY style" cheesecake. It's really rich and dense, and not everyone cares for that. It's a specific recipe for a specific cake. Also, there's only so much you can eat in one sitting, so if a regular Junior's cake is only for a couple of people, it will go a very long way. I've made cheesecake, too, but it wasn't the Junior's variety.

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Topaz Gem — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:11:50 GMT

I've never been one to comment on how people spend their money, as I've been known to treat myself to mailorder goodies from time to time. Good grief, $70.00 for just one cheesecake though? Junior's are indeed delicious, but are they worth that kind of money when most of us have at least one high end bakery in our area that would charge much less?

I would think that QVC's buying power could lower that price significantly for their customers.

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millieshops — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:19:31 GMT

@Topaz GemThe largest cheesecake any good bakery in my area sells weighs anywhere from 8 to 12 ounces and starts at $20 and goes up. All these cakes are much, much larger so the price isn't as far out as I expected given the excitement of this thread.

I don't have any need for so much cake, but if I did, the price wouldn't turn me off.

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QVCkitty1 — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:42:30 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@Topaz GemThe largest cheesecake any good bakery in my area sells weighs anywhere from 8 to 12 ounces and starts at $20 and goes up. All these cakes are much, much larger so the price isn't as far out as I expected given the excitement of this thread.

I don't have any need for so much cake, but if I did, the price wouldn't turn me off.

Excitement ???