30 of the Best, Craziest Things Ever Said in Iron Chef America's Kitchen Stadium

This is the question on which all Iron Chef battles are based, and in many cases, the answers have left competitors in tears.

Perhaps the two most-revered words ever uttered in Kitchen Stadium, "Allez! Cuisine!" literally translates to "Go! Kitchen!" This phrase marks the official beginning of every battle.

Second only to "Allez! Cuisine!" this powerful sentence said by the Chairman reminds all competitors of the longstanding tradition of Iron Chefdom.

The stress was getting to him in the final moments of battle, and he nearly crumbled under pressure.

She uttered this wise phrase during Battle Jerky, but it would surely apply to any and all Secret Ingredients.

When the Chairman unveiled his Culinary Curveball to be a human-powered bicycle that churns ice cream, Iron Chef Zakarian was forced to leave his ice cream base in someone else's hands. And the Iron Chef made sure the bicycle rider knew just how much this ice cream meant to him.

Given that Alton said this during Battle Suckling Pig, we're taking it to be a good thing.

From the looks of this soupy mess, we can see why, Iron Chef.

We never doubted you, Alex.

Leave it to the Chairman's newest Iron Chef to keep her team and her rival in check when it comes to the dwindling time left on the clock.

We hope this was just the stress of battle talking, because we quite enjoy watching Michael showcase his stellar skills in Kitchen Stadium.

If you ask us, this seems like a fine approach to Battle Mascarpone.

Challenger Chef Clark joked with Kevin Brauch about the floor reporter's interview tactics.

With one simple (and downright punny) sentence, Alex set up what would ultimately become an infamous battle of herself and Geoffrey against a team of Bobby and Michael.

After Alex's "boy band" quip, Michael was sure to poke a little fun at one half of Team Zakarian-Guarnaschelli before the cooking began.

Each Iron Chef handles the stress of a battle differently, and now we know how Alex deals.

Though he's not carrying an infant, Michael is cradling a precious turchetta, a holiday-worthy hybrid that ultimately wowed the judges.

Spoken like a true battle-tested competitor, Iron Chef.

As the time slipped away in the team battle that saw Bobby and Michael working together, Bobby couldn't help but let a few curse words slip. But his buddy made sure to keep him in check.

Alex did her part to keep up the momentum in Kitchen Stadium.

In a super-spooky Halloween battle, Alex flashed a sly grin as she worked on an element of her team's dish.

Indeed, Chef Vigneron. With only 60 minutes to cook any and all massive proteins, a pressure cooker is a smart way to quickly tenderize meat.

We wouldn't dare, Iron Chef.

After his challenger Chef Fraser wowed the crowd by beginning battle sans sous chefs, Michael too kicked out his team. And with that, the first-ever one-on-one battle was underway.

It turns out that not even Iron Chefs have hands of steel, because when Bobby attempted to hold a piece of tuna just inches from the grill, he too felt the heat.

The anxiety, the commotion, the (inevitable) sweating — there's not much about the final moments of battle that isn't endlessly nerve-racking.

Bobby said this during a battle with luxury Secret Ingredients, but we're pretty sure this sums up his Kitchen Strategy each and every time he competes.

She'd helped Iron Chef Zakarian break down countless trout, so it's no surprise that she was simply over the fish at this point.

The host made this observation after noticing a particularly heated exchange between Iron Chef Zakarian and his then-sous chef, Alex.