Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Risky or Not?

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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.

Author

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Category

Science

Podcast website

riskyornot.co

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

426. Sending Home Baked Lemon Squares to the Elderly in the Mail 01.03.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks sending home baked lemon squares to the elderly in the mail. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What Are Nepotism Babies, And Why Is Everyone Talking About Them? Gabrielle Schaffner on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman For the full recipe https://t.co/xw55rjBPM1" / Twitter Whole Lemon Bars - David Lebovitz Recipes - Texas Cot...

425. Reusing Room Temperature Butter for Sautéing Vegetables 27.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing room temperature butter for sautéing vegetables. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Risky or Not? Heat Inactivation Rates of Botulinum Toxins A, B, E and F in Some Foods and Buffers - Woodburn- 1979 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Conditions associated with Clostridium sporogenes growth as a surrogate f...

424. Red Hot "Cured" Egg Yolks 24.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating egg yolks "cured" in Red Hot. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hot Sauce Cured Egg Yolks 🌶️🥚 A few months ago I thought to myself, … | TikTok Jorts Kitchen - YouTube Hot Sauces, Buffalo Sauces, & Spicy Recipes | Frank's® RedHot® US. ChatGPT: Optimizing Language Models for Dialogue 44: Salt Cured Egg Yolks — Risky or N...

423. Pastor Pinkston's Plentiful Pork Products 22.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing frozen corn dogs in the refrigerator for several weeks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Classic | State Fair Corn Dogs Listeria Fear Prompts 372,000 Pound Hot Dog, Corn Dog Recall | Food Manufacturing Sara Lee Corp. Pleads Guilty In Meat Case - The New York Times Update: Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis – United St...

422. Butter Candles 20.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using butter candles. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Landon Conover on Twitter: "⁦@bugcounter⁩ and ⁦@benjaminchapman⁩, here is another viral trend that might make a good #riskyornot. Merry Christmas and thanks for an awesome show! https://t.co/OCj0XHZQA4" / Twitter Ain't Too Proud To Meg on Instagram: "Follow @ainttooproudt...

421. Beer Kegs in the Bathroom 17.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing unused beer kegs in the bathroom of a restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@RyanMorey @Nowooski @benjaminchapman But also most definitely not a best practice. Maybe we should queue this one up for revisiting on risky or not, what do you think @benjaminchapman?" / Twitter Food Safe...

420. Chicken in a Waffle Maker 15.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking chicken drumsticks in a waffle maker. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Christian Johnson Ent. 💫🏁 on Instagram: "CHICKEN ON A WAFFLE MAKER?? 🥴😳😂 #ChristianJohnsonComedy Follow Me! @christianjohnsoncomedy…" Waffled Chicken with Spicy Syrup Recipe | Food Network Kitchen | Food Network Location Finder | Maple Street Biscuit Comp...

419. Frozen Mixed Veggies in Yogurt 13.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of mixing uncooked, frozen vegetables into yogurt and storing for several days in your refrigerator. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 163. Corn and Peas Microwaved for 90 Seconds — Risky or Not? Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Frozen Vegetables | Listeria | CDC Frederick Breidt : USDA ARS

418. Pocket Baked Potato 10.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bringing a baked potato to a football game in your pocket. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Big Show - Wikipedia Big Game (American football) - Wikipedia TK To come (publishing) - Wikipedia (4) TK on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter pocket baked potato #riskyornot" / Twitter (4) KC Potato Girl on Twitter: "Just wanted t...

417. Pickle From 1890 08.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a pickle from 1890. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Juicy 4,000-Year History of Pickles - HISTORY

416. Leftover Home Cooked Vegetable Soup Stored in a Refrigerator During a Power Outage 06.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating leftover home cooked vegetable soup stored in a refrigerator during a power outage for a specific amount of time under certain conditions. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ComBase Thermapen ONE | ThermoWorks Waterproof Pocket Digital Thermometer PDT300 from Comark Digital thermometers: Easy readout of measuring values...

415. Flying With Crabs 03.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating crabs after transporting live crabs via checked luggage. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Reese Waters on Twitter: "WHO FLEW WITH CRABS?! https://t.co/c0cux6Jyyi" / Twitter Time‐Temperature Effects on the Bacteriological Quality of Stored Shellfish. - HOFF - 1967 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Rare De...

414. Slimy Meat With Holes 01.02.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat with holes that are slimy. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Alex on Twitter: "@f*ckedupfoods @bugcounter and @benjaminchapman this is uh… Bad right" / Twitter f*cked up looking food on Twitter: "https://t.co/mI1yRQrNWu" / Twitter Microbiological Spoilage and Contamination of Vacuum-Packaged Cooked Sausages | Journal of...

413. Worker Not Wearing a Hair Covering in a Restaurant 30.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a worker not wearing a hair covering in a restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 food safety hair covering - Google Scholar Carriage of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the hair - Black - 1974 - BJS (British Journal of Surgery) - Wiley Online Library Scientific Evidence Supports the Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitiz...

412. Defrosting Trays 27.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Defrosting Trays Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dr. Kara Morgan on Twitter: "⁦@bugcounter⁩ ⁦@benjaminchapman⁩ - this is a new one for me. Have you done an episode on these yet? "Defrosting trays" https://t.co/ksuAZC832l" / Twitter Premium Innovative Defrosting Tray @ SharperImage.com Amazon.com: CHEFLY Large Fast Defrosting...

411. Brewing More Coffee Without Cleaning the Carafe and Filter Basket 25.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brewing more coffee without cleaning the carafe and filter basket. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Risky or Not? episodes with Coffee tag

410. Chris's "Loosey-Goosey" Cured Bacon 23.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making bacon using Chris's "loosey-goosey" method for adding nitrite. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 https://meatsci.osu.edu/sites/meatsci/files/imce/BorchertCassensNitriteHazard1998.pdf WHO report says eating processed meat is carcinogenic: Understanding the findings | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Pub...

409. Not Fully Drying Your Hands 20.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not fully drying your hands after washing them. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Microbiological evaluation of different hand drying methods for removing bacteria from washed hands - PMC J...

408. Found Fries 18.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating french fries found in a car long after they were fresh. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   Growth of Bacillus cereus on Oil‐blanched Potato Strips for "Home‐style" French Fries - Doan - 1999 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library McDonald's burger and fries show no sign of rot after 6 years Limpness of Fried...

407. San Francisco Mystery Poop 16.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of picking up mystery poop (that might be dog poop, but might not) in San Francisco. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 1: Non-Canonical First Episode — Risky or Not? Someone Made an Interactive San Francisco Poop Map Exposure to Animal Feces and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Proposed Research Priorities - PMC Leave-A-Sign...

406. Boiling Moldy Maple Syrup to Make It Safe 13.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of moldy maple syrup that has been boiled to make it safe. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fungi Associated with Pure Maple Syrup Packed at the Minimum Recommended Reheating Temperature1 | Journal of Food Protection Thermal Inactivation of Bacterial Pathogens and Fungal Spores Under Post-Process Contamination Scenarios in Maple Syrup Proce...

405. Dark Chocolate 11.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of Cadmium and Lead in chocolate. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 neil chazin on Twitter: "https://t.co/lgEJD35HHh @bugcounter @benjaminchapman is dark chocolate risky now?" / Twitter Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate - Consumer Reports Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "Neal https://t.co/iVmAOlJr4v asks an excellent...

404. Maggot Cheese (Casu Marzu) 09.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating raw milk maggot cheese. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 "Casu Marzu" The world's most dangerous cheese Unpasteurized sheep milk + live maggots. Would you dare to eat it? Casu martzu - Wikipedia The secret resistance behind the world's most dangerous cheese | The Outline Master thesis, Food Safety Law, Unsafe Casu Marz...

403. Taking an Infant and Toddler to a Goat Feeding Farm 06.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of taking an infant and a toddler to a goat feeding farm. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Catherine G. | LinkedIn Spring Haven Farm Sarah Kirby, PhD | Agricultural and Human Sciences Benjamin Chapman, PhD | Agricultural and Human Sciences

402. Hallucinogenic Austrailian Leafy Greens 04.01.2023

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Australian spinach just to get high. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Australia recalls spinach after toxic contamination causes hallucinations - The Washington Post From hallucinogenic spinach to contaminated salad: here's why there's alarm over these veggies | SBS News A Florida Family All Got High On Walmart LSD Steak | Cracked...

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