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With the sauce perfected, it was time to create the sandwich itself. The buns required both tenderness and spiciness, integrating Pepper X oil into the dough to enhance the burn. Once baked, the buns emerged hot and red, reminiscent of fiery flames.
To accompany the chicken lounging inside these buns, the contestants prepared an ultra-spicy marinade, elevating the chicken thighs to an enticing yet dangerous level. These thighs would be fried to crispy perfection, making them the ideal centerpiece for the culinary showdown.
Finally, assembling the sandwich involved the deluge of hot sauce, ranch laced with Pepper X, and those cruelly spicy Carolina Reaper pickles. The spiciness was unavoidable, and contestants braced themselves for what was to come.