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
76. Eating Every Dry Aged Meat 04.12.2020 18:28
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating every dry aged meat. Dr. Don - not risky 👍 Professor Ben - not risky 👍 I Dry Aged EVERY Meat, ATE them and this happened! - YouTube Fortunate Son | Do By Friday UMAi Dry Ribeye Striploin Premium Dry Age Bags for Meat | Dry Aging Meat Kit for Refrigerator | Simple at Home Method | Packet Includes 3 UMAi Dry Bags Sized for Ribeye and Strip...
75. Restaurant Baked Potato Skins 02.12.2020 7:40
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating restaurant baked potato skins. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Gritty (mascot) - Wikipedia
74. Canned Whipped Cream 14 Months Past Best by Date 30.11.2020 12:22
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned whipped cream 14 months past it's best by date. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eric B on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Canned whipped cream (like Reddi-wip) kept in the fridge for 20 months (14 months past best by date). Fridge is kept at 38°F and had a themometer part of the time. #RiskyOrNot" / T...
73. Preparing Poultry and Just Using Hand Sanitizer 27.11.2020 10:58
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks when preparing poultry and just using hand sanitizer. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Jon Kimble on Twitter: "When preparing poultry, and you don't have soap and water available (?!) just use sanitizer… what do you think? @bugcounter @benjaminchapman @mbbatz https://t.co/2Ye77tpG4A" / Twitter Management of Risk of Microbial Cro...
72. Old Fruit Cake 25.11.2020 10:24
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of old fruit cake. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 141-year-old fruitcake is a Michigan family's heirloom - News - Ionia Sentinel - Standard-Ionia, MI - Ionia, MI Intermediate Moisture Foods - ScienceDirect Fruitcake – Will it Last Forever? | NC State News Icebox Fruitcake And Why Christmas Trees Don't Have to be Green - Southe...
71. Toilet Milky Way 23.11.2020 9:15
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating toilet Milky Way. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Milky Way (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - Wikipedia Amazon.com: Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography (9780306807367): Morgan, Judith, Morgan, Neil: Books Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But We Still Keep Reading Them : Code Switch : NPR
70. Waterglassing Eggs for Room Temperature Storage 20.11.2020 11:53
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of waterglassing eggs for room temperature storage. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Experimentally Killing Salmonella typhimurium on Egg Shells by Washing - ScienceDirect (10) Facebook Water Glassing Eggs for Long-Term Storage - Backyard Poultry https://www.fsis.usda.gov/shared/PDF/SE_Risk_Assess_Oct2005.pdf 39: Chapman's Backyard Po...
69. Licking a Chocolate Statue 18.11.2020 11:40
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of licking a chocolate statue. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Watch in horror as people lick and bite a chocolate Benedict Cumberbatch statue Veronica Bryant (@NoroNerd) / Twitter Vomiting Device Offers First Direct Evidence That Vomit Aerosolizes Norovirus-Like Particles | NC State News
68. Colander Rinsing 16.11.2020 9:12
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of only rinsing a colander. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Neuro Fuzzy® Rice Cooker & Warmer NS-ZCC10/18 | Zojirushi.com Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library Bacillus cereus Biofilms—Same, Only Diffe...
67. Three Day Old Hand Towels 13.11.2020 12:11
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using three day old hand towels. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Bacterial Occurrence in Kitchen Hand Towels The survival of foodborne pathogens during domestic washing-up and subsequent transfer onto washing-up sponges, kitchen surfaces and food - PubMed A study of the microbial content of the domestic kitchen: Internation...
66. Eating Old Frozen Fish 11.11.2020 9:12
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating old frozen fish. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FoodKeeper App | FoodSafety.gov Quality in Frozen Food - Marilyn C. Erickson, Yen-Con Hung - Google Books How Does the Freezer Burn Our Food? - Schmidt - 2009 - Journal of Food Science Education - Wiley Online Library
65. Egg White in Alcoholic Drinks 09.11.2020 7:06
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using egg white in alcoholic drinks. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Would you like some eggs with your cocktail? | barfblog Antibacterial activity of egg white: influence of physico-chemical conditions
64. COVID-19 Outdoor Dining Pods 06.11.2020 9:05
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using COVID-19 outdoor dining pods. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "I'll say interesting idea. Louis Cifer Brew Works
63. Reusing a Meat Thermometer 04.11.2020 12:32
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing a meat thermometer. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Thermapen Mk4 Instant-read Thermometer for meat & more Comark PDT300 Waterproof Chefs Instant Read Thermometer Old USDA Appendix A 160°F Is Good
62. Drinking Directly From a Soda Can 02.11.2020 11:41
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking directly from a soda can. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Kids can leave the can open : Nature News Method of protecting the open top of a beer can and a soda can against contamination by insects, dirt and debris
61. Trick or Treating Bare Handed 30.10.2020 7:02
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of trick or treating bare handed. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Halloween - Wikipedia COVID-19: Holiday Celebrations | CDC Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 — National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020 | MMWR
60. Reusing Disposable Coffee Cups 28.10.2020 8:44
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing disposable coffee cups. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 38: Black Coffee at Room Temperature — Risky or Not? Why can't I put your paper cups or soup cups in the microwave?
59. Raw Pet Food 26.10.2020 10:29
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of serving raw pet food to your pets. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Get the Facts! Raw Pet Food Diets can be Dangerous to You and Your Pet | FDA Pet Food Safety | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC Raw pet food blamed for human E. coli outbreak | Food Safety News pet food | Food Safety News Instinct® Frozen Raw Dog Food - Natural, Grain...
58. Reusable Containers in Grocery Stores 23.10.2020 10:45
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using reusable containers in grocery stores Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Metro grocery stores in Quebec will allow customers to shop with reusable containers | CBC News Metro | Site corporatif
57. Edible Flowers 21.10.2020 8:23
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating edible flowers. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Edible flowers. Benefits and risks pertaining to their consumption - ScienceDirect Edible flowers: A review of the nutritional, antioxidant, antimicrobial properties and effects on human health - ScienceDirect Comparison of microbial diversity of edible flowers and basil...
55. Dehydrator Beef Jerky 16.10.2020 10:46
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks making beef jerky in your dehydrator. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ FSIS Compliance Guideline for Meat and Poultry Jerky Produced by Small and Very Small Establishments Jerky and Food Safety National Center for Home Food Preservation | How Do I? Dry Fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Species in Ground Beef Jerky | Journal of F...
56. Day Old Poutine 14.10.2020 10:46
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating day old poutine. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Poutine - Wikipedia 5: Doner Kebab — Risky or Not? Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Water Activity (aw) in Foods | FDA The Social Bar & Table – Fresh & Local Everyday
54: Touching Your Face 14.10.2020 13:15
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of touching your face during the pandemic. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 LPT: Teach yourself to not touch your face throughout the day - you'll get sick less, as hand to face/mouth contact is one of the most common routes for microbial transmission. : LifeProTips Transmission of experimental rhinovirus infection by contaminat...
53: Turkey in the Crisper 12.10.2020 8:05
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brining you turkey in the produce crisper of your refrigerator. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Randal Oulton on Twitter… turning their crispers into bathtubs for turkeys. Brining Safely Will Bring Tender, Flavorful Meat to the Thanksgiving Table | USDA
52: Bulk Soap 09.10.2020 13:05
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of open, refillable bulk soap containers. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Influence of Soap Characteristics and Food Service Facility Type on the Degree of Bacterial Contamination of Open, Refillable Bulk Soaps | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings Urban Dictionary: marry the ketchups...
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