
Risky or Not?
byDon Schaffner and Ben Chapman
HealthFitnessScienceLife
Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.
Episodes(40 episodes)
Episode 907
Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted Botulinum Toxin
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky โฃ๏ธ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Composting At Home | US EPA Temperature Effects on Botulinum A Toxin.โ - T. E. Cartwright, Max A. Lauffer, 1958 Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States Avian botulism - Wikipedia Manure contamination with Clostridium botulinum after avian botulism outbreaks: management and potential risk of dissemination - Souillard - 2020 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library Clostridium botulinum and Bioโcompost. A Contribution t...
Published: Mar 27, 2026Duration: 23m 43s
Episode 906
White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky โฃ๏ธ Professor Ben - risky โฃ๏ธ White Castle (restaurant) - Wikipedia Menu | Krystal Restaurants Wilson, North Carolina - Wikipedia Like a Local: Wilson | Our State Conetoe, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia SQFI | SQF Unites 2026 ComBase Home USDA FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Executive Summary Incidence of Clostridium perfringens in Commercially Produced Cured Raw Meat Product Mixtures and Behavior in Cooked Products during Chilling and Refrigerated Storage - Scienc...
Published: Mar 25, 2026Duration: 20m 44s
Episode 905
Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering - PubMed Rainbow Gathering - Wikipedia
Published: Mar 23, 2026Duration: 10m 27s
Episode 904
Dishwasher Hot Dogs
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making hot dogs in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Instagram reel of dishwasher hotdogs Why It's Never A Good Idea To Cook Your Food In A Dishwasher
Published: Mar 20, 2026Duration: 8m 53s
Episode 903
Three Month Old Compound Butter
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from three month old refrigerated compound butter. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผย Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ The Wire - Wikipedia Compound butter - Wikipedia Kitchen Confidential - Wikipedia The effects of butter characteristics on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes - VOYSEY - 2009 - International Journal of Dairy Technology - Wiley Online Library Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes within an epidemic caused by butter in Finland - ScienceDirect
Published: Mar 18, 2026Duration: 12m 48s
Episode 902
902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia Shamrock Shake (Small): Calories and Ingredients | McDonald's Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder - Wikipedia David Bowie, Bing Crosby and the story of the strangest Christmas duet ever | CBC Music Read Bingย Crosby โ Who Threw the Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? (Single Version) - YouTube Safety Data Sheet (SDS) โ Masonry Cement Mortars Suppleme...
Published: Mar 16, 2026Duration: 13m 7s
Episode 901
Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash" Underwear
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee from a coffee pot used to wash underware. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ health influencer's video / X Urban Dictionary: mann's assumption AeroPress Go Travel Coffee Press | Camping Coffee Maker Neat Traveler Case Complete Travel Kit for Spirits โ Aged&Ore How hot is the water in the brewer? | Knowledge Article
Published: Mar 13, 2026Duration: 13m 22s
Episode 900
Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making garlic soap. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผย Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Whisky - Wikipedia Irish coffee - Wikipedia Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Wild Waters Soapery Garlic Soap | Don't Eat It! Soap and Skin Care Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Black Garlic Infused Soap Soap Poisoning | A Christmas Sto...
Published: Mar 11, 2026Duration: 21m 38s
Episode 899
Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine from grapes grazed by goats. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Goats Do Roam Red - Fairview Marketplace What is Cรดtes du Rhรดne? | Wine Enthusiast Magazine Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST Pot Roast EVER} - Belle of the Kitchen Cryptosporidium, an important enteric pathogen in goats โ A review - ScienceDirect A Simple Alcohol-based Method of Oocyst Inactivation for Use in the Development of Detection Assays for Cryptosporidium - ScienceDirect Effect of Organic Acids and Hydrogen Peroxide on Cryptosporidium...
Published: Mar 9, 2026Duration: 11m 18s
Episode 898
Flipping Veggie Wings With Unwashed Hands
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from flipping veggie wings with unwashed hands. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Vegan Buffalo Nuggets | MorningStar Farmsยฎ Kourosh Dini | Mind, Music, and Productivity
Published: Mar 6, 2026Duration: 9m 55s
Episode 897
Cooked Brown Rice Infested With Pantry Moths
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating eating cooked brown rice infested with pantry moths. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Indianmeal moth - Wikipedia Tyndallization - Wikipedia The Best Way to Cook to Brown Rice Is the Pasta Method | The Kitchn Influence of diets and developmental stages on microbiota associated with the Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella
Published: Mar 4, 2026Duration: 13m 46s
Episode 896
Not Washing a Cats Water Bowl for a Week
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not washing a pets water bowl for a week. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ How Often Should You Wash Dog Bowls for Food and Water? Clean the Germiest Home Items | NSF Pet feeding habits and the microbiological contamination of dog food bowls: effect of feed type, cleaning method and bowl material - PubMed Survey evaluation of dog owners' feeding practices and dog bowls' hygiene assessment in domestic settings | PLOS One
Published: Mar 2, 2026Duration: 14m 50s
Season 8 - Episode 895
Caramel Apple That's Been Shipped Priority Mail
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a candied or caramel apple that's been shipped priority mail. Dr. Don - risky โฃ๏ธ Professor Ben - risky โฃ๏ธ Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a Caramel-Coated Apple Microenvironment | mBio Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Apples and Caramel Apples - ScienceDirect Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Commercially Produced, Prepackaged Caramel Apples Made from Bidart Bros. Apples | Listeria | CDC Listeria and candied and caramel-coated apples | UMN Extension Gourmet Candy Apples | Kandy Apples by K | Raleigh
Published: Feb 27, 2026Duration: 13m 45s
Episode 894
Pizza Sold by a Person That Broke Into the Restaurant
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Eating pizza sold by a person that broke into a pizza restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Burglary - Wikipedia Man breaks into Little Caesars and sells pizzas, NC cops say | Raleigh News & Observer Microbiological Quality and Safety of Pizza Held Out of Temperature Control in University Dining Halls - ScienceDirect Herman Cain - Wikipedia Herman Cain: An implausible candidate - CBS News
Published: Feb 25, 2026Duration: 17m 43s
Episode 893
Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an opened two-year-old 5-pound gummy bear Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ GGB Candies - Giant Gummy Bears - The Original Manufacturer Osmosis Experiment With Gummy Bears Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed
Published: Feb 23, 2026Duration: 11m 43s
Episode 892
Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II Recall
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food from a distribution center with a class II recall Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Gold Star Distribution Inc., Issues Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Three States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Human Foods, and Pet Foods | FDA Recalled Food List Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA
Published: Feb 20, 2026Duration: 13m 27s
Episode 891
Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13 Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Parameters Determining Inoculated Pack Challenge Study Why you should never use raw garlic for sous vide cooking Sous Vide Short Ribs Recipe (48 hours to tenderness) - DadCooksDinner Sous Vide Short Ribs (Boneless Beef) - Two Kooks In The Kitch
Published: Feb 18, 2026Duration: 12m 24s
Episode 890
Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the Hairy Bikers egg poaching method. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ Hairy Fishnuts : r/BloomCounty Hairy Bikers - Wikipedia
Published: Feb 16, 2026Duration: 8m 9s
Episode 889
Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using chocolate from a chocolate fondue fountain. Dr. Don - not risky ๐๐ผย Professor Ben - not risky ๐๐ผ The (Great) Unwashed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Dash Sauce Fountain : Target Chocolate Fountain Operating Manual Up to eleven - Wikipedia 69. Licking a Chocolate Statue โ Risky or Not?
Published: Feb 13, 2026Duration: 14m 11s
Episode 888
Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using smell to determine when a food is safely cooked. Dr. Don - risky โฃ๏ธ Professor Ben - risky โฃ๏ธ Super Disco Breakin' (Remastered 2009) - YouTube Global study of variability in olfactory sensitivity - PubMed I can smell the moment food is done cooking : r/Cooking High Fidelity (film) - Wikipedia
Published: Feb 11, 2026Duration: 14m 33s