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hittman

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    How sweet?

    It's a bit sweet but not over the top.

    Record players are making a comeback with the younger kids. My daughter wants one for Christmas.

    We bought one for my oldest a couple years ago while she was in college. Evidently vinyl is cool again. She and I spent a day together driving around to different record stores once.


    I've never quite done this, but do some people make cheesecake "stones"? Does that help it pre-steep at all? I know I've seen stones used for fruits and other flavors, but not sure about if they change over time, or if the point is just to use them as a one-shot type of flavor.

    I've made stones of different recipes before but honestly don't believe that it helps much with steeping. For me it's just a matter of convenience so I can just grab one bottle to mix with instead of 6-7 individual flavors. I also used to make a stone that had around 25% flavoring but then would use a lower total percentage when mixing with the stone.
     

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    @hittman Still waiting for your thoughts on that lemon flavor.

    I just replied. I'm at work and just started my lunch and was trying to catch up. I also saw that session drummer said that it could be used as a one shot around 7%.
     

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    It's a bit sweet but not over the top.



    We bought one for my oldest a couple years ago while she was in college. Evidently vinyl is cool again. She and I spent a day together driving around to different record stores once.




    I've made stones of different recipes before but honestly don't believe that it helps much with steeping. For me it's just a matter of convenience so I can just grab one bottle to mix with instead of 6-7 individual flavors. I also used to make a stone that had around 25% flavoring but then would use a lower total percentage when mixing with the stone.
    I had forgotten a stone is just flavors mixed together. No help with steeping.
     

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    I just replied. I'm at work and just started my lunch and was trying to catch up. I also saw that session drummer said that it could be used as a one shot around 7%.
    If it’s sweet it wouldn’t be a one shot for me. I might get a small bottle to try though.
     

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    That's definitely me. And in fact I learned my cheesecake making skills from this thread and in large part thanks to you @FranC.
    I had a commercial cherry cheesecake e-liquid that I loved years ago and that was my first cheesecake recipe a couple years ago, and it came out well. I came here first and read a lot and asked questions.
    Cherry cheesecake sounds interesting, mind sharing?
     

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    Way back in time I was trying to find a vendor tobacco that hubs liked. I bought several bottles before I found winners. I really didn’t want to throw out all the failed juice. My solution was to mix my diy cherry flavor with them to make them taste better. I vaped most of the tobaccos but burnt out on cherry big time.
     

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    BTW make sure you post your recipes. @Zazie will put them in her blog.
    The cheesecake is pretty standard compared to others that have been posted on here, and many of the other ones I think are winners (and a few that aren't) are here somewhere.
    But here's my current one. I tend to change them up a little from batch to batch. All on the ELR website too.

    -Cheesey Cheesecake Base w/ 3% flavor of choice-
    1% Cheesecake Graham Crust TPA
    2% Graham Cracker (Clear) TPA
    0.75% Mascarpone WF
    2.5% NY Cheesecake v1 CAP
    2.5% NY Cheesecake v2 CAP
    3% other - add after base has steeped

    I use the New York Cheesecake v1 and V2 just to cut down on the bad stuff because I vape quite a bit of liquid some days.
     
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    Cherry cheesecake sounds interesting, mind sharing?

    Ok, this was one of my first recipes, so the cheesecake aspect is not how I would make it now, but Wild Cherry FW may be the key. A lot of people talk about cherry as a hated failure of a flavor, but the FW Wild Cherry has been a winner for me.

    -Cherry Cheesecake-
    2.5% Cheesecake FW
    5% NY Cheesecake CAP
    0.5% Strawberry Red Touch FA
    0.5% Sugar Daddy Regular Sweetener
    7% Wild Cherry FW

    That's from over two years ago and I have not really revisited it, got lost on other flavors but I do use the Wild Cherry still. Hmm, I think I just picked my next cheesecake flavor. See how it goes with my current base at 3%.
     
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    The cheesecake is pretty standard compared to others that have been posted on here, and many of the other ones I think are winners (and a few that aren't) are here somewhere.
    But here's my current one. I tend to change them up a little from batch to batch. All on the ELR website too.

    -Cheesey Cheesecake Base w/ 3% flavor of choice-
    1% Cheesecake Graham Crust TPA
    2% Graham Cracker (Clear) TPA
    0.75% Mascarpone WF
    2.5% NY Cheesecake v1 CAP
    2.5% NY Cheesecake v1 CAP
    3% other - add after base has steeped

    I use the New York Cheesecake v1 and V2 just to cut down on the bad stuff because I vape quite a bit of liquid some days.
    You listed both as V1. Interesting base. I use either TFA or Cap, I rarely mix them but I do. My mascarpone comes in at 1%. I would find it difficult to limit myself to 3% to add because some flavors need very little and some need a lot.
     
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    I love cheesecake, but yeah I don't like the sweet ones as much...
    I like mine to be more cheesy almost tart

    I got this french style cheesecake mousse from walmart...man that was good.....too bad it only came in a little parfait cup :lol: then again it's probably a good thing, i'd eat it by the gallons....

    pretty sure it was fran that told me to use mascarpone cheese and that made a big difference for me in mixing, though :lol: I do go heavy on it according to fran :D:p

    gonna have to make a 120ml of cheesecake now :pervy:
    that's the only one I make in big bottles, everything else is just 50ml (sometimes less if it's something iffy or one of my concoctions)
     

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    I found Bill’s blog.

    Bill's Magic Vapor's blog | E-Cigarette Forum


    @*RJ*
    is cthulhu mod itself in the us?
    you could buy it from them but it's $29 - $30
    Squonk Genius

    well my searching skills suck today...didn't find any in the us...sorry....

    [edit] I lied

    $25 Cthulhu Squonk Genius Adapter 7.1ml

    $28 Authentic Cthulhu Squonk Genius Adapter 7.1ml In Stock

    Thanks girl! I saw those when I googled but they aren’t familiar to me so I passed them by. I need to take some time to google and learn about it before I pull the trigger.
     

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    Thanks girl! I saw those when I googled but they aren’t familiar to me so I passed them by. I need to take some time to google and learn about it before I pull the trigger.

    no prob...yeah sorry I can't say anything about the sites themselves....I might bookmark the one for $25, if the shipping isn't that much...as I can get it on ft (provided the paypal thing isn't an issue) for $25/free or cheap shipping, but then gotta wait forever :lol:
     
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    You listed both as V1. Interesting base. I use either TFA or Cap, I rarely mix them. My mascarpone comes in at 1%. I would find it difficult to limit myself to 3% to add because some flavors need very little and some need a lot.
    I fixed it.
    Yes, 3% is a little too little perhaps, I have already made one batch from the base with 4% of a flavoring added. With strawberry which is kind of a "go to" cheesecake flavor for me, 3% of a couple types like a blend of Red Touch FA, Shisha Strawberry INW, and one other I can't remember, 3% is enough. I want the cheesecake to stand out over the fruit. But sometimes I want a stronger flavor to the cheesecake. That's where mixing the base like I did could be an issue, but to me it is what I was aiming for.
     

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    Another thing about cheesecake is I can easily control the sweetness. That’s a big thing with me.

    What's your current favorite cheesecake base recipe? I think I have a few of yours saved.
     

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