Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
Risky or Not?
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.
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Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
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Latest episode
Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
376. Ben's Bagel Shop Knife Cleaning 04.11.2022 11:01
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bagel's from Ben's (not Chapman) bagel shop, given their knife cleaning procedures. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The Differences Between Gravlax, Lox, and Smoked Salmon Allergen Removal and Transfer with Wiping and Cleaning Methods Used in Retail and Food Service Establishments | Journal of Food Protection Lauren S. Jackson | LinkedI...
375. Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak 02.11.2022 11:25
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a medium rare blade tenderized steak. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Fate of Shiga Toxin–Producing O157:H7 and Non-O157:H7 Escherichia coli Cells within Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks after Cooking on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill† | Journal of Food Protection Thermal Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Bla...
374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal 31.10.2022 13:23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating meat of a properly cooked (160 °F) rabid animal. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure | PLOS Medicine What if? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Rabies virus in slaughtered dogs for meat consumption in Ghana: A potential risk for rabies trans...
373. Sharing Popcorn With a Fox 28.10.2022 9:08
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sharing popcorn with a fox. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ The Text of Green Eggs and Ham Isolation and identification of Salmonella spp. from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) in northern Italy - PMC Gastrointestinal Diseases - PMC what would the fox say lyrics - Google Search
372. Siracusa's Gull Bite Sandwich 26.10.2022 10:33
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a sandwich that a seagull has taken a bite from. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ PS thanks to Christopher Robin (surely not their real name) for the Overcast Link. Seagulls (Larus spp.) as vectors of salmonellae: an investigation into the range of serotypes and numbers of salmonellae in gull faeces - PubMed Isolation and characte...
371. Ben and Jerry's Pet Ice Cream for Humans 24.10.2022 14:49
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating Ben and Jerry's Doggie Desserts if you are a human. This episode does contain a brief digression of a different podcast and titled "suppress your bell", but what's in the show is in the show (c) RotL. Keywords: Pet food, Ice cream Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jason Folster☣️ on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapma...
370. Chuck's Cold Brew 21.10.2022 8:08
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making cold brew in the style of Dr. Chuck Haas. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Charles Haas | Drexel Engineering 38: Black Coffee at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Factors That Impact Survival of Salmonella during Storage of Beans and Batch Production of Cold Brew Coffee
369. Thermos Cooking 19.10.2022 10:33
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a Thermos to "cook" food. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Thermos Cooking - The Boat Galley
368. Butter Boards 17.10.2022 13:44
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of the hot new TikTok trend of butter boards. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Happy Carcoochie Board 2022! Butter board trend sickens TikTok: 'Heart attack on a plate' Butter Boards Are Spreading Across TikTok - The New York Times Butter > #butterboard #butter Bacteria and Various Cutting Board Materials by Dean O. Cliver Ph. D...
367. Fries Cooked in Cooking Oil With a Mouse 14.10.2022 9:24
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of easting fries cooked in cooking oil with a mouse Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 TK on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman fries cooked in cooking oil after deep frying a mouse: risky or not? https://t.co/aBJBEsaMaa" / Twitter 'It's a deep-fried rat': Man behind viral Whataburger mouse video speaks out The Perfect Frying...
366. Unrefrigerated Ranch Dressing Topped Off for Days 12.10.2022 16:38
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of somewhat unrefrigerated ranch dressing sent to school with a kid which topped off (not emptied and cleaned) for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Amazon.com : Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Topping, Gluten Free - 16 Ounce Bottle (Package May Vary) : Grocery & Gourmet Food Peggy Hill | King of the Hill...
365. Roadside Rúgbrauð 10.10.2022 13:29
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rúgbrauð in a car instead of a volcano. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Joseph Pranay Martin on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter "Roadside Rúgbrauð" risky?" / Twitter Dr. Julian Lozos on Twitter: "Traditionally, Icelandic rúgbrauð is baked in the hot geothermal ground: a low-and-slow process. The San Fernando Va...
364. Leeching Acorns in a Toilet Tank to Make Acorn Flour 07.10.2022 18:21
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leeching acorns in a toilet tank to make acorn flour. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Acorn Flour as a Source of Bioactive Compounds in Gluten-Free Bread - PMC Acorn flour properties depending on the production method and laboratory baking test results: A review - Szabłowska - 2021 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and...
363. Transporting Watermelons in a Grass Lined Flume 05.10.2022 11:06
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of transporting watermelons from the field to post harvest in a grass lined flume. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Joe Holt on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman transporting watermelons in a grass lined flume, or something. Risky or not?" / Twitter Internalization of Listeria monocytogenes in cantaloupes during dump tank washing and h...
362. Nyquil Chicken 03.10.2022 10:31
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making and eating Nyquil chicken. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ F.D.A. Warning on NyQuil Chicken Alerts Many to Existence of NyQuil Chicken - The New York Times A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines | FDA What Cooking Chicken in NyQuil Actually Does to Your Body Twitter's Main Character | Know Your Meme
361. Used Egg Shells, Planted With Cress Seeds for Grandchildren 30.09.2022 11:20
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks planting used egg shells with cress seeds as treat for grandchildren. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ bring brang brung on Twitter: "Good combo @bugcounter ? https://t.co/jQcOGZZg8L" / Twitter Ep. 21: "Dead Rubber Girl in My Closet" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Growing Cress in Egg Shells - Eats Amazing. Garden cress - Wikipedia Ep...
360. Redditer's Purple Butter 28.09.2022 16:59
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating butter that has turned purple. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ What is this purple stuff in my butter dish? : biology Butter Bell | French Butter Crock - YouTube Why the heck did my butter turn purple? - cooking | Ask MetaFilter Purps butter - Imgur First attempt at cannabutter (purple butter) : treedibles Serratia marcescens - W...
359. Cooking with Cow Dung 26.09.2022 6:48
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the food safety of risks cooking with cow dung. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gau Kriti Cowcake Vadic Dhoop Cone/Incense Made from Cowcake/Gobar (Brown) - Box of 5 Packets - Patented Product : Amazon.ca: Home Perfect Way Cow Dung Cake/UPLAS/Kanda for HAWAN PUJA : Amazon.ca: Home Dry dung fuel - Wikipedia
358. Vintage Jello 23.09.2022 8:23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating vintage Jello that is decades old. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jell-O - Wikipedia What is Jell-O? How does it turn from a liquid to a solid when it cools? - Scientific American Vintage Jello And - Etsy 268. Old Outbreak Peanut Butter — Risky or Not?
357. Frog in Canadian Lettuce 21.09.2022 11:41
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating lettuce from a container with a live frog in it. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Woman discovers live frog in sealed lettuce container in London, Ont., grocery store | CBC News C h a n t e l S c o t t on Instagram: "The now famous frog in the lettuce I found at Sobeys in London Ontario! 🐸 🥬 UPDATE: I handed the mixed salad to a...
356. Uncooked Vegan Cookie Dough Stored Hot Car All Day 19.09.2022 15:48
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating uncooked vegan cookie dough after it has been stored in a hot car all day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Michelle Jewell on Twitter: "Ok @benjaminchapman @bugcounter, #riskyornot and it potentially has two parts: 1) Eating uncooked vegan cookie dough 2) after it has been in a hot car all day." / Twitter Gluten-Free, Vegan Coo...
355. Corn Water 16.09.2022 10:56
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of keeping a half a corn cob in a sealed bottle of water, and sipping after a few days. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@clairedwillett Please google "pruno botulism" 😬" / Twitter Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism | Botulism | CDC Recipe: Fermented Corn — FarmSteady Southern Sour Corn Recipe - How to Make Lacto Fe...
354. Max's Mom's Borscht 14.09.2022 15:45
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooling Max's mom cooling uncovered borscht on the counter before refrigerating. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 344. Max's Unwashed Basil — Risky or Not? 349. Refrigerating Food in Joshes Weird Tall Cup — Risky or Not? WAC 246-215-03515: Borscht - Wikipedia Who really owns borsch? - BBC Travel Vigor Stainless Steel Stock Po...
353. Cooking Chicken in a Hotel Coffeepot 12.09.2022 17:58
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of trying to cook a chicken in a "hotel" coffeepot. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Nick Dawson on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman from Reddit…chicken cooked in a hotel room coffee carafe 🤢https://t.co/t1Ad7LjgcO" / Twitter Dave Harbarger on Twitter: "@bugcounter Apparently satire… but…here's a link to the original poster on Twitte...
352. Slab Pancetta, 2 Months at 36 °F 09.09.2022 11:30
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pancetta bacon stored for 2 months at 36 °F. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Evan H B on Twitter: "@bugcounter question for the experts: what is the actual driver for safety risk for cured meat products held at low refrigeration temperatures? i have some slab pancetta that is about 2 months since it was cut from a l...
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