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The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America

Every episode of Iron Chef America ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Iron Chef America!

The Best Episodes of Iron Chef America

Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series,...

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  1. 9.3/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Morimoto vs. Marino

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    S8:E3

    Theme: Figs Aspen chef Dena Marino enters kitchen stadium to take on acclaimed Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Will Chef Marino's clean flavors impress the judges enough to take home the win? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme.

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  2. 8.9/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Flay vs. Kelly

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    S4:E7

    Theme: Garlic San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino faces Mario Batali. Judges: Ted Allen; Jeffrey Steingarten; Donatella Arpaia.

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  3. 8.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Flay/Valladolid vs. Morimoto/Zimmern

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    S10:E6

    Two Iron Chefs are teamed up with special guests in this All-Star Kitchen Stadium battle. Marcela Valladolid, who appears on Food Network's 'Mexican Made Easy' is paired with Iron Chef Bobby Flay; and Andrew Zimmern, of Travel Channel's 'Bizarre Foods,' joins Iron Chef Masuhara Morimoto. Judges are Penn Jillette, Donatella Arpaia Stewart and Simon Majumdar.

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  4. 8.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Iron Chef Batali vs Todd English

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    S2:E1

    Theme :Black bass The ingredient is black bass as Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto takes on challenger Aaron Sanchez.

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  5. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Batali vs. Murphy

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    S2:E9

    Theme : Crawfish Iron Chef Mario Batali faces Seattle chef Tamara Murphy.

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  6. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Flay/De Laurentiis vs. Batali/Ray

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    S3:E19

    Theme : Cranberries Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay team up and compete against Rachael Ray and Mario Batali in Kitchen Stadium.

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  8. 8.7/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Zakarian vs. Ferraro

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    S10:E16

    Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian faces off against challenger Michael Ferraro, executive chef at Delicatessen and Macbar in New York City. Judges are David Rosengarten, Ching-He Huang and Phil Rosenthal.

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  9. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Iron Chef Flay vs Michelle Bernstein

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    S2:E7

    Theme : Sweet Onions Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on challenger Michelle Bernstein.

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  10. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Iron Chef Flay vs The Too Hot Tamales

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    S2:E11

    Theme : Shrimp Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on challenger Traci Des Jardins.

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  11. 8.6/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Batali vs. Dufresne

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    S2:E12

    Theme : Tilapia New York City chef Wylie Dufresne battles Mario Batali.

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  12. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Batali vs. Besh

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    S3:E1

    Theme : Andouille Sausage Chefs : Iron Chef Mario Batali takes on "French" specialty chef John Besh

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  13. 8.6/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Batali vs. Blais

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    S3:E18

    Theme : Venison Cat Cora faces New York chef Joey Campanaro. Judges: Michael Gelman; Karine Bakhoum; Jeffrey Steingarten.

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  14. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Batali vs. Carmellini

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    S5:E4

    Theme: Blue foot chicken

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  15. 8.6/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Cora vs. Smith

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    S8:E11

    Theme: Grapes Seattle chef Holly Smith challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora.

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  16. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Flay vs. Stone

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    S8:E15

    Theme: Skipjack tuna "Take Home Chef" host Curtis Stone challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay.

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  17. 8.6/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Forgione vs. Curtin

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    S10:E5

    Iron Chef Marc Forgione battles young New York-based chef Nick Curtin in Kitchen Stadium.

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  18. 8.5/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Cora vs. Lee

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    S1:E10

    Theme : Potato The Chairman introduces a NEW Iron Chef into the mix, pitting new Iron Chef, Cat Cora against reknowned chef, Alex Lee. See who's cuisine reigns supreme.

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  19. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Iron Chef Batali vs Traci Des Jardins

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    S2:E5

    Theme : Hamburger A hamburger battle pits Iron Chef Cat Cora against challenger Kerry Simon.

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  20. 8.5/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Flay vs. MacMillan

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    S3:E2

    Theme : American Kobe beef Chefs : Iron Chef Bobby Flay takes on Contemporary American specialist Beau MacMillan

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  21. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Flay vs. Andres

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    S4:E5

    Theme: Goat

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  22. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Zakarian vs. Darin

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    S13:E7

    Chicago Chef Lee Wolen busts out of his shell for a battle against Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian that is anything but quiet. Judges Nancy Silverton and Simon Majumdar are on hand to determine the winner.

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  23. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Flay vs. Vinczencz

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    S3:E24

    Theme : Beets Chicago chef Homaro Cantu challenges Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Judges: Melissa Clarke; Naomi Moriyama; Jeffrey Steingarten.

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  24. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Batali vs. Clark

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    S5:E7

    Theme: Sugar

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  25. 8.4/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Cora vs. Stupak

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    S6:E3

    Theme: Elk

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  26. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Batali vs. Bartolotta

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    S6:E11

    Theme: Rice

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Best Episodes Summary

"Morimoto vs. Marino" is the best rated episode of "Iron Chef America". It scored 9.3/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/10/2010. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Flay vs. Kelly".