I am sad
I replaced my old spring form pan (the one that the flat bottom fits into the slot/track on the collar that clamps) because the old one I have had for like 20 years has lost it's spring and the surface has liver spots. LOL I got one of those new ones that looks like it has a lip around it and the bottom is raised a bit. So the collar sits on the bottom and clamps around the raised bottom. I couldn't believe how much it cost!! I had to find a wider roasting pan to sit it in (because of the lip) for the water bath. When I used my old one the top never cracked, this one came out with a star pattern crack I used the same recipe and did the same water bath.
I can't figure out why this happened after 2o years of no crack!!
I replaced my old spring form pan (the one that the flat bottom fits into the slot/track on the collar that clamps) because the old one I have had for like 20 years has lost it's spring and the surface has liver spots. LOL I got one of those new ones that looks like it has a lip around it and the bottom is raised a bit. So the collar sits on the bottom and clamps around the raised bottom. I couldn't believe how much it cost!! I had to find a wider roasting pan to sit it in (because of the lip) for the water bath. When I used my old one the top never cracked, this one came out with a star pattern crack I used the same recipe and did the same water bath.
I can't figure out why this happened after 2o years of no crack!!