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This is a "Wild Mass Guess" entry, where we pull out all the sanity stops on theorizing. The regular entry on this topic is elsewhere. Please see this programme note.

Chopped

The last set of ingredients will contain stuff to give professional chefs a Heroic BSOD.

There are a few foods that most high-end chefs, and even medium-end chefs, just cannot stand. Heck, they hate them so much, some don't even call them food. Thus, a basket in the final episode will consist of:

Velveeta
Chili Peppers
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Frozen Fish
Canned Spam
Margarine (optional)

I've left Kraft Singles out because there's a lot of overlap between it and Velveeta. And one good-spirited chef will laugh and laugh. Probably the one from Guam.

Spam has already been used in one competition. And while Velveeta and Kraft Singles haven't been used, Cheez Whiz has.

You tick off the production staff at your own risk.

Inevitably, the more obnoxious chefs on the show get handed a basket that grosses them out. Considering these are deliberately selected items, one wonders if the production staff are playing favorites...or maybe trying to teach said chefs a lesson.