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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I guess I wasn't the only one to catch this horrible Captain Kirk hosted travesty. I like the original Iron Chef -- although I must admit that the few times they have had to kill the ingredient at the kitchen counter have turned me off a little bit. This new American version reminds me of when Bobby Flay competed on the original and I felt ashamed because of his antics -- why can't Americans do anything without having to be "over the top?" Anyway, I will be investigating the disappearance of the original Iroon Chef and let you know what I find out -- and if it will be back on FN.
edited to add that according to Food Network, the new show (Iron Chef USA) will air on Saturdays at 10pm and 1am while the original Iron Chef will continue to air on Sundays at 7pm. There is rumor on a message board at FN.com that they only made 2 Iron Chef USA shows and that the original will come back full force on August 2nd. It looks like the "American" Iron Chef was a total flop.
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TF is correct. The classic ones are currently running 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. For a while, they were doing 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and "viewers choice" episodes on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m.
I thought the idea of USA was novel, but I think it was too much hype and not enough cooking. After all, its food network, and people want to see the cooking - not if Bobby Flay would do an imitation slam dunk with a tin of caviar.
As to Classic IC, a couple comments:
1) I'm not too bothered by the on-air evisceration of certain live animals to be used in cooking. I do, however, seem to feel a little more regret for the lobsters and crabs. They get their arms and legs hacked off; and then get quartered in relatively short order.
2) What is with the abuse of caviar? Rule #1 in caviar use is that you never, never, never use metal spoons or cookware to prepare or serve caviar. The metal ruins the taste. That is why you use glass cookware and ceramic spoons.
