Cheesecake base

[Androcles]

What is the best base for cheesecake? I made one today (for the first time, I am embarrassed to say), and used crushed Hobnobs with melted butter. It worked OK, (My Domestic Manager indicated it only merited a mere "Met expectations" performance rating) so I thought I had better ask if anybody has the "killer" base recipe?

[I Love Snow]

I use either ginger nuts or digestive biscuits crushed with melted butter.

[hammerman]

I buy a sweet pastry case from tesco, chuck in a tub of mascapone, drizzle with honey, add a layer of tinned peaches/apricots, grate chocolate over the top

Cheesecake in 3 minutes flay !!!!!

[illya7]

I agree with I Love Snow but when i make chocolate cheesecake i do use chocolate digestives. I also makre mini cheekecakes by putting a whole digestive straight into the base of a muffin case' which is a great time saver as you don't ned to wait for it to firm up before putting in your filling. Kep experimenting and good luck!

[Androcles]

Thanks folks.

Some other research has revealed an interesting couple of quirks.

Several from TV Chefs: one uses digestives and pecan nuts, with butter and cold set, another uses digestives with cinnamon and cocoa, butter and cold set, another uses digestives and ginger nuts, grinds to a powder before mixing with the butter and baking for 15 minutes, yet another uses digestives, demerara sugar and butter - cold set, whilst another used chocolate brownies - yuk!

So plenty to experiment with as Illya7 suggests!