diff --git a/packages/cacheable/README.md b/packages/cacheable/README.md
index bcacb650..19a4650e 100644
--- a/packages/cacheable/README.md
+++ b/packages/cacheable/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Cacheable
 
-> Simple Caching Engine using Keyv
+> High Performance Layer 1 / Layer 2 Caching with Keyv Storage
 
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/jaredwray/cacheable/graph/badge.svg?token=lWZ9OBQ7GM)](https://codecov.io/gh/jaredwray/cacheable)
 [![tests](https://github.com/jaredwray/cacheable/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/jaredwray/cacheable/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
diff --git a/packages/cacheable/package.json b/packages/cacheable/package.json
index e47c709c..c873df6c 100644
--- a/packages/cacheable/package.json
+++ b/packages/cacheable/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "cacheable",
 	"version": "1.8.5",
-	"description": "Simple Caching Engine using Keyv",
+	"description": "High Performance Layer 1 / Layer 2 Caching with Keyv Storage",
 	"type": "module",
 	"main": "./dist/index.cjs",
 	"module": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/cacheable/src/index.ts b/packages/cacheable/src/index.ts
index 0ca1ce20..8a07d0ab 100644
--- a/packages/cacheable/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cacheable/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {Keyv, type KeyvStoreAdapter} from 'keyv';
 import {Hookified} from 'hookified';
 import {shorthandToMilliseconds} from './shorthand-time.js';
-import {KeyvCacheableMemory} from './keyv-memory.js';
+import {KeyvCacheableMemory, createKeyv} from './keyv-memory.js';
 import {CacheableStats} from './stats.js';
 import {type CacheableItem} from './cacheable-item-types.js';
 import {hash} from './hash.js';
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type CacheableOptions = {
 };
 
 export class Cacheable extends Hookified {
-	private _primary: Keyv = new Keyv({store: new KeyvCacheableMemory()});
+	private _primary: Keyv = createKeyv();
 	private _secondary: Keyv | undefined;
 	private _nonBlocking = false;
 	private _ttl?: number | string;
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ export class Cacheable extends Hookified {
 
 export {CacheableStats} from './stats.js';
 export {CacheableMemory, type CacheableMemoryOptions} from './memory.js';
-export {KeyvCacheableMemory} from './keyv-memory.js';
+export {KeyvCacheableMemory, createKeyv} from './keyv-memory.js';
 export {shorthandToMilliseconds, shorthandToTime} from './shorthand-time.js';
 export type {CacheableItem} from './cacheable-item-types.js';
 export {
diff --git a/packages/cacheable/src/keyv-memory.ts b/packages/cacheable/src/keyv-memory.ts
index 229dd093..a1d6ed90 100644
--- a/packages/cacheable/src/keyv-memory.ts
+++ b/packages/cacheable/src/keyv-memory.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import {type KeyvStoreAdapter, type StoredData} from 'keyv';
+import {
+	Keyv, type KeyvOptions, type KeyvStoreAdapter, type StoredData,
+} from 'keyv';
 import {CacheableMemory, type CacheableMemoryOptions} from './memory.js';
 
 export type KeyvCacheableMemoryOptions = CacheableMemoryOptions & {
@@ -99,3 +101,24 @@ export class KeyvCacheableMemory implements KeyvStoreAdapter {
 		return this._nCache.get(namespace)!;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new Keyv instance with a new KeyvCacheableMemory store. This also removes the serialize/deserialize methods from the Keyv instance for optimization.
+ * @param options
+ * @returns
+ */
+export function createKeyv(options?: KeyvCacheableMemoryOptions): Keyv {
+	const store = new KeyvCacheableMemory(options);
+	const namespace = options?.namespace;
+
+	let ttl;
+	if (options?.ttl && Number.isInteger(options.ttl)) {
+		ttl = options?.ttl as number;
+	}
+
+	const keyv = new Keyv({store, namespace, ttl});
+	// Remove seriazlize/deserialize
+	keyv.serialize = undefined;
+	keyv.deserialize = undefined;
+	return keyv;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cacheable/test/keyv-memory.test.ts b/packages/cacheable/test/keyv-memory.test.ts
index 3c37ea31..c9316c88 100644
--- a/packages/cacheable/test/keyv-memory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cacheable/test/keyv-memory.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {describe, test, expect} from 'vitest';
 import {Keyv} from 'keyv';
-import {KeyvCacheableMemory} from '../src/keyv-memory.js';
+import {KeyvCacheableMemory, createKeyv} from '../src/keyv-memory.js';
 
 describe('Keyv Cacheable Memory', () => {
 	test('should initialize keyv cacheable memory', async () => {
@@ -93,4 +93,11 @@ describe('Keyv Cacheable Memory', () => {
 		expect(await cache.get('key1')).toBe('default');
 		expect(cache.store.get('key1')).toBe('default');
 	});
+
+	test('should be able to createKeyv with cacheable memory store', async () => {
+		const keyv = createKeyv({ttl: 1000, lruSize: 1000});
+		expect(keyv).toBeDefined();
+		expect(keyv.store).toBeInstanceOf(KeyvCacheableMemory);
+		expect(keyv.store.opts.ttl).toBe(1000);
+	});
 });