Editing Iron Chef America (section)

==Production details==

===Kitchen Stadium===
Located at the [[Chelsea Market]] in New York City, ''Iron Chef America'''s version of Kitchen Stadium has a more modern appearance than the one from ''Iron Chef''. Much of the equipment in the kitchen is top-of-the line; appliances include six burner stove tops, an [[infrared grill]], [[blast chiller]]s, [[convection oven]]s, [[deep fryer]]s, [[cutting board]]s, a plethora of small electrical appliances like [[blender]]s and [[food processor]]s, as well as [[pantry]] stations. Both kitchens in Kitchen Stadium are set up with the same appliances, and each pantry station has the same food items including expensive items like [[saffron]]. Challengers may also sometimes bring their own equipment to their sections; most notably, postmodern chef [[Homaro Cantu]] brought a Class 4 Laser, liquid nitrogen, and an inkjet printer with edible inks and paper for his signature dishes.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Masaharu Morimoto vs Homaro Cantu |episode-link=List of Iron Chef America episodes| series=Iron Chef America |season=3|number=24}}</ref> One of the most infamous appliances in the kitchen is the ice cream machine (dubbed by the commentators as the ''Ice Cream Machine of Doom''), which is often used to create unusual and abstract flavors of ice cream when chefs attempt to make a dessert course with the theme ingredient.<ref>''Behind the Scenes: Iron Chef America'', Food Network Special, hosted by Alton Brown</ref>

The commentator's station has Alton Brown standing in front of two large monitors feeding him camera angles from both sides of Kitchen Stadium. To stay informed, he also keeps his laptop open to reference an extensive food database and, in later seasons, an iPad to look up ingredients on the fly. An earbud allows him to be fed information from the culinary producer, who in turn is fed information from two culinary spotters on the floor.<ref>[http://eater.com/archives/2010/09/28/alton-brown-on-next-iron-chef-faith-vessel.php Alton Brown on Being a Vessel, Next Iron Chef, and His Faith ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513165515/http://eater.com/archives/2010/09/28/alton-brown-on-next-iron-chef-faith-vessel.php |date=2012-05-13 }} Eater.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-13</ref> The station is much closer to and on the same level as the cooking stations, allowing Alton Brown to converse with the competitors and ask brief questions. Alton Brown has made frequent [[in-joke|comments]] about Kitchen Stadium being "an orbiting space station" or "an underwater facility." Brown has also called Kitchen Stadium "Kitchen Stadium Number One, Two, and so on until number seven as of Battle Eggs.

There is a small section in the back of the stadium reserved for the studio audience, which is mostly composed of guests of the chefs. During the first two seasons, the audience is almost never mentioned or shown on camera unless there is a special guest in the audience. Starting with season 3, the show again takes a cue from its predecessor and gives a little more attention to the audience, particularly when someone close to the challenger or special guests are present. The audience is also now sometimes heard applauding the chefs, although they are ignored by cameras.

Despite Kitchen Stadium America's state-of-the-art appearance, problems arose during the first season. In her battle against Mario Batali, Chef Anita Lo had trouble getting her burners hot enough to cook her food. At one point, one of Lo's assistants took a pot over to Mario Batali's side of the kitchen to use his stove, to which Batali happily agreed.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Mario Batali vs Anita Lo |episode-link=List of Iron Chef America episodes| series=Iron Chef America |season=1|number=9}}</ref> In several battles contestants have experienced technical problems with the ice cream machine. Though there have not been serious injuries in Kitchen Stadium America, several contestants have suffered minor cuts from knife slips.

In the ''Behind the Scenes: Iron Chef America'' special, Iron Chef [[Hiroyuki Sakai]] voices his distaste for the modern look of the American Kitchen Stadium. Sakai referred to the kitchen as "cold."

===Subtitles and dubbing===
Morimoto speaks English with a thick Japanese accent, and he sometimes speaks in Japanese when describing his dishes. Consequently, his voice is at times dubbed by [[Joe Cipriano]]. Cipriano, a veteran TV announcer and Los Angeles radio personality, also provided the voice for Hiroyuki Sakai in ''Battle of the Masters.'' When his voice is not dubbed, subtitles may be provided to help viewers understand what Morimoto is saying. In the episode Battle Eggs, [[Takashi Yagihashi]] had subtitles when the screen showed whom he challenged ([[Michael Symon]]).