Also known as a bain-marie, a water bath is the French ... in the oven. The pan of water protects the custard from the oven heat so it cooks gently and evenly, while steam creates a moist ...

You line a springform pan with aluminum foil ... The effect is almost identical to a traditional water bath. Steam still fills the oven when you add a skillet of hot water on the rack below ...

All you need to do is place the springform pan in a baking dish and fill the dish with an inch of boiling water. The water bath helps insulate the cheesecake to create a steam bath that gently ...

It also creates steam so that the custards ... on the bottom of the roasting pan for the ramekins to sit on. When pouring in the hot water to make your water bath, be sure to add enough to reach ...