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

802. Sealed Jar With Sauce on the Rim and No Pop 25.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming food from a sealed jar that has dried sauce on the rim and might not have had the safety button down. Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Eat or Toss? Is it OK to eat? Canadian Pronunciation of Pasta Explained | TikTok Not Just Creamy Basil Pasta Sauce (Limited Edition) – NotJustCo. Fresh Produce & Groceries Ready To...

801. Letting Your Drunk Partner Cook Raw Chicken While You Prepare a Fresh Salad in a Small Kitchen 23.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of preparing a salad in a small kitchen while your drunk partner cooks raw chicken. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ About Campylobacter infection | Campylobacter | CDC Salmonella Infection | Salmonella Infection | CDC Chicken and Food Poisoning | Food Safety | CDC

800. Linda's Vichyssoise 21.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming a very old swollen can of soup linked to a company that caused a botulism outbreak in 1971. Fedica text: Dr. Don - risky ☣️  Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Marvin Tung Student Case Competition | CIFST Marvin Tung - UBC Library Open Collections Spoilage of Canned Foods - Food Microbiology: Principles into Practice - Wiley Online Library Tainte...

799. Combining Breastmilk Collected in Shells Over Three Days to Feed a Healthy Infant 18.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of collecting breastmilk in shells over three days to feed to a healthy infant. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Milk Collection Breast Shells | Medela Breast Milk Storage Questions and Answers | Breastfeeding | CDC CDC Storage and Preparation of Breast Milk April Fogleman | Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science...

798. Dave's Pancakes From Old Sourdough Leftovers 16.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making pancakes from old sourdough leftovers. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home | Cornell Fencing Épée - Wikipedia sourdough - Risky or Not? What is sourdough? An in-depth guide to sourdough technology for bakers - My German Table The pH Of Sourdough Bread: The Significance of Acidity - Busby's Effect of Stap...

797. Ben's Pants Pocket Forks 14.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of putting plastic forks in your pants pocket for later use. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Chipotle — Order Now DOUBLE DOUBLE – Tim Hortons Double-double - Wikipedia Menu - In-N-Out Burger Stroopwafel - Wikipedia Best fries in Amsterdam? : r/Amsterdam Michael Stipe - Wikipedia

796. Raw Chicken That Is at 67 °F After More Than 12 Hours 11.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating properly cooked chicken that warmed up to 67 °F after about 12 hours prior to cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   ComBase FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021 Risk Assessment Predicts Most of the Salmonellosis Risk in Raw Chicken Parts is Concentrated in Thos...

795. Cooking in Bacon and/or Sausage Grease Stored Room Temperature for Up to 30 Days 09.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking in bacon and/or sausage grease stored room temperature for up to 30 days. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Blackshore (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil Risky or Not? Bacon Method The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times Apple...

794. Cold-Ish, Prepared Oatmeal From a Community Vat Made Earlier That Day 07.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating cold-ish, prepared oatmeal from a community vat made earlier that day. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Tears in rain monologue - Wikipedia 766. Room Temperature Overnight Oats — Risky or Not? Bacterial Pathogens and Indicators in Oats - April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2020 - inspection.canada.ca Marriott International's World...

793. Peeled, Hardboiled Eggs Stored Immersed in Water in the Fridge at a Chain Hotel 04.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating peeled, hardboiled eggs stored immersed in water in the fridge at a chain hotel. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Vivian Howard - Wikipedia How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs | The Food Lab 2019 Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Hard-boiled Eggs | Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Hard-boiled Eggs |...

792. Microwaving Your Kitchen Sponges 02.07.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from microwaving your kitchen sponges. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Home | The Ohio State University Rutgers University NCSU-Freshmen 1889 - North Carolina State University - Wikipedia What's the meaning of IIRC? : r/EnglishLearning Microbiome analysis and confocal microscopy of used kitchen sponges reveal massive colonizati...

791. Sourdough With Fruit Inclusions at a Farmer's Market From a Home Processor in NY 30.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from sourdough bread with fruit inclusions at a farmer's market from a home processor in NY. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼   ON AIR Neon Sign - Live On Air Sign for Streaming/Gaming/Recording Studio Decor - LED Streaming Lights for Streamers/Gamers/Influencers - USB Powered with On/Off Switch On Air Light Sign - Amazon.com g...

790. Eating From a Bag of Popcorn After Hype the Mascot Has "Eaten" From It 27.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating from a bag of popcorn that a sports team mascot has touched with their costumed hand. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 High Point Rockers | Baseball Team | Mascot HYPE High Point Rockers Mascot on Facebook Salmonella Oranienburg Isolated from Horses, Wild Turkeys and An Edible Home Garden Fertilized with Raw Horse Ma...

789. Licking a Fake Cupcake That Has Been Repeatedly Tossed Into an Inflatable Donut on an Astroturf Field 25.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from licking a fake cupcake that has been repeatedly tossed into an inflatable donut on an astroturf field. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Max Changes Name Back to HBO Max High Point Rockers | Baseball Team 686. Eating an Egg Fried on Astroturf — Risky or Not? "TOXIC TURF" — Safe Healthy Playing Fields Toxicity/Carcinogens — S...

788. 5-Year-Old Homemade Vanilla Extract From Reddit 23.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 5-year-old homemade vanilla extract as shown on reddit. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Forgot I made this vanilla extract 5 years ago. Still good? : r/Baking Mold on Vanilla Beans - Moldy Vanilla or Bean Crystals Vanillin Crystals? | Madagascar Vanilla Company How To Say Vanillin - YouTube Control of food spoilage...

787. Mayonnaise From a Recently Opened Jar Kept in a Cabinet Less Than a Week 20.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a jar of mayonnaise that was opened and then accidentally left at room temperature for less than a week Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Microbiological Safety of Mayonnaise, Salad Dressings, and Sauces Produced in the United States: A Review - ScienceDirect Review: Fate of pathogens in home-made mayonnaise and related prod...

786. Never Washing the Salad Spinner 18.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from never washing your salad spinner with soap and water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼  Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 What are Pencil Crayons? | Answered | K-5 Teaching Resources Biosafety Challenges for the Food Microbiology Laboratory - Montville - 2012 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library Federal Indifference to Laboratory-Acquired Infecti...

785. Fried Chicken From a Old Public Restroom in a State Park 16.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fried chicken from a from a public restroom in a state park that has been converted into a restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Belle Isle - The Chicken Coupe Instagram - Chicken Coupe 1 Instagram - Chicken Coupe 2 Shared album - Dante Vozza - Google Photos - old Shared album - Dante Vozza - Google Photos - n...

784. Eating Major Intersection Grapes 13.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from grapes grown at the intersection of two 4 lane highways. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Risks Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Roadside Soil and Vegetation of National Highway Crossing through Industrial Area | Environmental Processes Effect of a Highway's Traffic on the Level of Lead and Cadmium in Fruits and Veget...

783. Homemade Chimichurri Left at Room Temp for Months 11.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating homemade chimichurri left at room temp for months. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ FPT Nummer et al Kimchi - Wikipedia Chimichanga - Wikipedia Modelling the pH of mayonnaise by the ratio of egg to vinegar - ScienceDirect

782. Mechanically Tenderized Beef, Medium Rare 09.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating mechanically tenderize steak medium rare. You might want to listen to the end... no really, the real end. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mechanically Tenderized Beef | Food Safety and Inspection Service 778. Out of Date Simpson's Ham — Risky or Not? Assessment of Risk Communication about Undercooked Hamburgers by Res...

781. Dubai Chocolate 06.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from homemade Dubai chocolate. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dubai chocolate - Wikipedia Kadayif - Wikipedia Tahini - Wikipedia Filofax – Filofax US (PDF) Moisture adsorption characteristics of pistachio nut cream: A new food product How to Make Pistachio Cream at Home - YouTube MOISTURE ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF PISTACHI...

780. Playing Games at a Table in a Restaurant 04.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from playing games at a table in a restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Peg solitaire - Wikipedia Restaurant and Staff Characteristics Related to Practices that Could Contribute to Cross-Contamination - ScienceDirect Surprising Hawaii Law Shuts Down Family's Vacation Tradition - Beat of Hawaii

779. Eating Canned Beans From WWII in 2006 02.06.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned beans from WWII in 2006 as shown on The Simpsons. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Beastie Boys – Johnny Ryall Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Gregory Koch: "Eating canned beans from World War II in 2006, when this episode first aired…. #RiskyOrNot @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social @bugcounter.bsky.social" — Bluesky Eating 8...

778. Out of Date Simpson's Ham 30.05.2025

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating out of date ham as depicted on the Simpsons. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Arc - Robot or Not? #310 - The Incomparable Gregory Koch: "This episode aired on February 10, 1994, so assuming that's the date this is set …. Eating processed ham that expired five years ago - #RiskyOrNot? @benchapmanncsu.bsky.social @bugcounter.bsky....

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