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Some (but not all) Costco Warehouses carry the Cheesecake Factory original cheesecake (Costco Item 51011). This is a 4 pound 9 inch frozen cheesecake, precut into 12 slices. It sold for $11.49 at our local warehouse.

You can order similar cheesecakes online. You can also get a 7" cheesecake ($24) or a 10 inch cake ($43) from www.cheesecake.com, but they will add $25-$35 for shipping. (These need to be shipped overnight, or two-day, and they are packed in dry ice.)

Once you get your frozen cheesecake home, you will need to thaw it before you eat it. If you are going to serve the whole cake, you should probably purchase it the day before and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

The cheesecake is pre-cut and each individual piece is lined with some paper. If you are eating alone, this makes it feasible to pull out a single piece and thaw that. If you are in a hurry, you can try the microwave. I have had good luck using 1 minute on the defrost setting of my microwave, but it took some experimentation to get the right time down. For your experiments, set the microwave at low power and 15 seconds. Keep popping it back into the microwave, until you can just cut it with a fork.

This makes a great dessert.