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
201. Bug in Your Margarita 22.09.2021 11:27
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of a big bug landing in your huge Margarita. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Merch — Risky or Not? The GIANT Margarita Glasses Were Almost Enough To Save Natasha & Dr. Joe Quantitative Analysis of Houseflies-mediated Food Contamination with Bacteria Why a female fly will ruin your drink, but a male is fine | New Scientist The s...
200. Unrefrigerated Breads That Contain Inclusions 20.09.2021 19:14
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of unrefrigerated breads that contain inclusions (e.g. some focaccia breads). Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Merch — Risky or Not? Kathleen Turner - Wikipedia Hart Schaffner Marx William Schaffner, M.D. | Department of Health Policy Parameters for Determining Inoculated Pack/Challenge Study Protocols†,‡ | Journal of Food Protection Sausag...
199. Exploding Strawberry Jars 17.09.2021 16:39
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from storing sealed mason jars of washed strawberries in the refrigerator. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Merch — Risky or Not? Kevin Budnik Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism | Botulism | CDC FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh and frozen strawberries Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on Fre...
198. Endless Pickles 15.09.2021 10:24
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing pickle brine to make more pickles. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Sarah Sorscher on Twitter: "Endless pickles, #riskyornot @benjaminchapman @bugcounter ?" / Twitter trash jones on Twitter: "when i finish a jar of pickles i cut up a cucumber and put the slices back in the jar until they pickle too. i call this endles...
197. Raw Chicken Sashimi 13.09.2021 14:24
Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating raw chicken meat sashimi. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Benjamin Schrager on Twitter: "My paper on raw chicken in Japan just got published!! Risky but Raw: On (Not) Regulating One of the Most High-Risk Dishes in Japan Thank you to @Gastronomica for the smooth process and reviewers for their insightful feedback. https://t.co/2mp9FpE...
196. Raw Eggo Waffles 10.09.2021 12:51
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating raw frozen Eggo waffles. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Keywords: Frozen Waffles, Listeria (Ryan Dlugosz on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I always assumed frozen waffles were ready to eat (see pic). Is it #riskyornot to eat them frozen? Fwiw I'm not a monster and I always lightly toast mine… but one of the...
195. Dishwasher Salmon 08.09.2021 13:58
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating salmon cooked in a dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dishwasher salmon - Wikipedia Roasted Salmon | Partnership for Food Safety Education Dishwasher Cooking: Make Your Dinner While Cleaning The Plates : The Salt : NPR FSIS Salmonella Compliance Guidelines for Small and Very Small Meat and Poultry Establishme...
194. Eating the Green Stuff From a Lobster 06.09.2021 9:51
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating that green stuff from lobsters. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Keywords: Lobster, Tomalley, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning To Eat or Not to Eat: Lobster Tomalley | Cook's Illustrated Food Safety Talk 226: So I've Got That Goin' for Me — Food Safety Talk Panera Bread Is Now Selling Lobster Rolls The Massachusetts Bay i...
193. Undercooked Meat With a Low Level of a Pathogen Incubating in a Mouth for 12 Hours 03.09.2021 12:35
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from having undercooked meat with a low level of a pathogen incubating in a mouth for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Jason Folster☣️ on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter Hopefully not but sure. Undercooked meat with a low level of pathogen incubating in a mouth for 12 hours. This conversation makes me want to floss IMMEDIAT...
192. Defrosting a Turkey in a Hot Tub 01.09.2021 10:42
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of defrosting a turkey in a hot tub. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 chris ernt on Twitter: "Hey @bugcounter, defrosting a turkey in a hot tub, risky or not?" / Twitter Should You Use Chlorine or Bromine to Sanitize Your Hot Tub? - pHin How To Cook a Completely Frozen Turkey for Thanksgiving | Kitchn Let's Talk Turkey—A Consume...
191. Whole Veggies and Raw Meat in a Home Refrigerator at 50°F for Four Days* 30.08.2021 15:30
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating whole veggies and raw meat in a home refrigerator at 50°F for four days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Comprehensive evaluation of temperatures within home refrigerators Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishment | Conference-Developed Guides and Documents | Conference for Food Protection Consumer Home Re...
190. Fried Chicken at Room Temperature for 4 Hours 27.08.2021 17:40
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating fried chicken held at room temperature for 4 hours. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ComBase FSIS Compliance Guideline for Stabilization (Cooling and Hot-Holding) of Fully and Partially Heat-Treated RTE and NRTE Meat and Poultry Products Produced by Small and Very Small Establishments and Revised Appendix B June 2017 C...
189. Epoxy Hotdog 25.08.2021 14:01
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a hotdog encased in epoxy for months. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Home of the epoxy hotdog, for all your epoxy hotdog needs! Putting A Whole Hot Dog In Epoxy Resin | DIY Epoxy Resin Art - YouTube 10 month epoxy hot dog update! Microbiological safety of processed meat products formulated with low nitrite concentration — A revi...
188. Reused Chewing Gum 23.08.2021 17:17
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing chewing gum. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?) - Wikipedia • U.S.: consumption of chewing gum / bubble gum 2020 | Statista E: Water Activity Values of Select Food Ingredients and Products - Water Activity in Foods - Wiley Online Library Staphylococci in...
187. Recalled Listeria Muffins 20.08.2021 11:27
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating muffins recalled due to environmental contamination by Listeria monocytogenes . Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Veronica on Twitter: even MUFFINS are risky?! Muffins Sold At Evanston Sam's Club Recalled Due To Listeria | Evanston, IL Patch Give and Go Prepared Foods (U.S.A.) Corp. Conducts Voluntary Recall of Certai...
186. Barehanded Lemon Slices in Drinks at a Bar 18.08.2021 8:17
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a drink where the bartender has handled lemon slices with their bare hands. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Transfer of Escherichia Coli to Lemons Slices and Ice during Handling - Journal of Food Research Survival and Growth of Salmonella and Shigella on Sliced Fresh Fruit | Journal of Food Protection Survival of Salmonella on...
185. Tamago Kake Gohan 16.08.2021 11:04
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of tamago kake gohan (cooking an egg with hot rice). Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Tamago Kake Gohan Recipe - Love and Lemons 31: Rice Left in a Warming Rice Cooker Over Night — Risky or Not? Parameters for Determining Inoculated Pack/Challenge Study Protocols†,‡ | Journal of Food Protection eggs - Risky or Not? "Letterkenny" Crack An Ag...
184. Cooked Tapioca at Room Temperature Overnight 14.08.2021 13:28
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooked tapioca left at room temperature overnight. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Jennifer on Twitter: Instruction for (many brands of) tapioca pearls say after boiling for 20 mins, to remove the pot from the stove and let it rest on the counter overnight and then bring to a boil again in the morning Is this unsafe? Watch Jensplaining...
183. Wine Bottles From Flooded Areas 11.08.2021 14:42
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine submerged in flood waters. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Randal Oulton on Twitter: Are these wines safe? Ahr (wine region) - Wikipedia Food safety before and after a flood - Safe Food & Water Floods: Key Tips for Consumers About Food and Water Safety | FDA The Pros & Cons of Different Wine Closures | Wine E...
182. Dashboard Cookies 09.08.2021 16:41
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of making making cookies on the dashboard of a car. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Andrew H on Twitter An Assessment of Time/Temperature Combinations for Salmonella Lethality Achieved when Baking Cookies in Vehicles (IAFP 2016 Annual Meeting) Starch Gelatinization in the Presence of Emulsifiers. A Morphological Study of Wheat S...
181. Reusing Marinade 06.08.2021 8:47
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing marinade. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 marinade | Partnership for Food Safety Education Can you reuse meat marinade?
180. Stinky Sous Vide 04.08.2021 11:55
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating stinky sous vide. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How To Prevent A Bad Smell With Long And Low Sous-Vide Cooks – Stefan's Gourmet Blog Heat resistance of Desulfotomaculum nigrificans spores in soy protein infant formula preparations Food Safety Talk 79: You're Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann) — Food Safety Tal...
179. Downy Mildew Basil Pesto 02.08.2021 13:08
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pesto made with basil infected with downy mildew. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe Downy Mildew on Basil | University of Maryland Extension Downy mildew disease promotes the colonization of romaine lettuce by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica
178. Old Sprouted Potatoes 30.07.2021 12:42
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating old sprouted potatoes. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Are Sprouted Potatoes Safe? Potato glycoalkaloids and adverse effects in humans: an ascending dose study - ScienceDirect Horrific Tales of Potatoes That Caused Mass Sickness and Even Death | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine Is It Safe to Eat a Potato That Has...
177. Porch Eggs 28.07.2021 9:11
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating eggs cooked on your porch using only the heat of the sun. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "@mrssoup @benjaminchapman Based only on the appearance of the egg I'm gonna say #NotRisky" / Twitter Cooking eggs in Oregon right now Portland sets all-time record high temperature | KOIN.com Why Do...
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