# Iron Chef America: Battle Pineapple (even the shark is phoning it in)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-battle-pineapple-even-the-shark-is-phoning-it-in/503359 "2009-07-17T17:09:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-battle-pineapple-even-the-shark-is-phoning-it-in/503359/21 "2009-07-20T03:21:44Z")

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ICA typically has two food types and one “celebrity”. Maybe they had a last minute cancellation from Steingarten or Knowlton? As for the most annoying “celebrity” judge, I’d have to nominate Mark Ecko who “wept” at one of Bobby Flay’s dishes. Ugh.

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**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-battle-pineapple-even-the-shark-is-phoning-it-in/503359/22 "2009-07-20T07:40:31Z")

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> [@Captain\_Amazing](#):
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> Yes he is.

Somehow his American dub voice never gave me an indication of the crazy that lurked within.

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-america-battle-pineapple-even-the-shark-is-phoning-it-in/503359/23 "2009-07-20T14:24:25Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> I’ve had some well-done steaks that were almost falling off the fork, they were so tender. But some chefs have gotten the idea into their heads that well-done is supposed to be tough, so whenever someone orders well-done they start with the toughest, lowest-quality piece of meat they can find in the kitchen, that they wouldn’t even give to a dog otherwise. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I can see braised meat falling off the fork, but are you saying that a well-done grilled steak can be tender? I have never seen that. Can you say more? What cut was it, what restaurant, did they use tenderizer of some sort?

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