Risky or Not?
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927. Making Stock With Chewed or Licked Chicken Bones (Normal Style)
926. Touching Your Phone in the Middle of Prepping Dinner
925. Eating Someone Else's Leftover Popcorn at the Movies
924. Drinking a Bottle of Wine That Has Been Stuffed in a Thief's Trousers
923. 20 year old Cheez-Its
922. Thawing Frozen Fish in a Plastic Bag in a Fithy Sink
921. Cottage Cheese With Bubbles In
920. Eating Easter Eggs Dyed in the Toilet Bowl
919. Homemade Unrefrigerated Hot Sauce From Heavy Metal Band at Their Merch Table
918. Naked Fruit on the Seat of a Grocery Cart
917. Making Butter While Running
916. Tasting the Sauce Before the Meat Is Cooked
915. Letting Patrons Use the Handwash Sink in a Sushi Restaurant Kitchen
914. Using Toaster After Splashing Raw Chicken Juice Inside if You Are Immunocompromised
913. Using the Top Paper Plate
912. Only Rinsing a Plastic Microwave Food Cover
911. Mixing People and Giardia Infected Dog Dishes in the Dishwater
Ep 910910. Eating at a Two Star Michelin Restaurant With a One Star Hygiene Rating
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating at a two star Michelin restaurant with a one star hygiene rating Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating | Wales | The Guardian Food Hygiene Rating Scheme | Food Standards Agency Ynyshir restaurant & rooms | Rating Business Details | Food Hygiene Ratings
Ep 909909. Bulging Yogurt at Elevation
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming yogurt that was bulging after transport to a higher elevation. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Inflated yogurt safe to eat? Bursted air out when opened, looks and smells fine : r/isthissafetoeat If You See Bloated Food Packaging, This Is What It Means | Taste of Home Dull Men's Club® | I live at 6400 feet elevation | Facebook Is Food Safe If Its Package Is Bulging? | HuffPost Life
Ep 908908. Using Butter Rubbed on a Dirty Pan
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using butter that was rubbed on a dirty pan. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Applied Dairy Microbiology - Google Books Outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes Serotype 3a Infections from Butter in Finland | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Amazon.com | Popcorn & Butter Matching His & Hers Couples Stainless Steel Insulated Tumbler: Tumblers & Water Glasses
Ep 907907. Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted Botulinum Toxin
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Composting At Home | US EPA Temperature Effects on Botulinum A Toxin.∗ - T. E. Cartwright, Max A. Lauffer, 1958 Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States Avian botulism - Wikipedia Manure contamination with Clostridium botulinum after avian botulism outbreaks: management and potential risk of dissemination - Souillard - 2020 - Veterinary Record - Wiley Online Library Clostridium botulinum and Bio‐compost. A Contribution to the Analysis of Potential Health Hazards Caused by Bio‐waste Recycling - Böhnel - 2000 - Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B - Wiley Online Library Methods for Health Risk Assessment by Clostridium botulinum in Biocompost | Springer Nature Link Overview of botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia in soils in France - PMC NRT Quick Reference Guide: Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) (causes Botulism) The Effect of Temperature on Toxin Formation and Toxin Stability of Clostridium Botulinum Type E in Different Environments Botulinum Toxin A: Is it Really that Fragile a Molecule? - SHOME - 2010 - Dermatologic Surgery - Wiley Online Library Botulism outbreaks in natural environments – an update - PMC Schoenoplectus - Wikipedia
Ep 906906. White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ White Castle (restaurant) - Wikipedia Menu | Krystal Restaurants Wilson, North Carolina - Wikipedia Like a Local: Wilson | Our State Conetoe, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia SQFI | SQF Unites 2026 ComBase Home USDA FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Executive Summary Incidence of Clostridium perfringens in Commercially Produced Cured Raw Meat Product Mixtures and Behavior in Cooked Products during Chilling and Refrigerated Storage - ScienceDirect We tried White Castle from an airport vending machine. It was bleak. - The Washington Post Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - Wikipedia
Ep 905905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering - PubMed Rainbow Gathering - Wikipedia
Ep 904904. Dishwasher Hot Dogs
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making hot dogs in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram reel of dishwasher hotdogs Why It's Never A Good Idea To Cook Your Food In A Dishwasher
Ep 903903. Three Month Old Compound Butter
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from three month old refrigerated compound butter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Wire - Wikipedia Compound butter - Wikipedia Kitchen Confidential - Wikipedia The effects of butter characteristics on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes - VOYSEY - 2009 - International Journal of Dairy Technology - Wiley Online Library Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes within an epidemic caused by butter in Finland - ScienceDirect
Ep 902902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia Shamrock Shake (Small): Calories and Ingredients | McDonald's Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder - Wikipedia David Bowie, Bing Crosby and the story of the strangest Christmas duet ever | CBC Music Read Bing Crosby – Who Threw the Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? (Single Version) - YouTube Safety Data Sheet (SDS) – Masonry Cement Mortars Supplementary Material 45: Mick Drops, The Weinstein Conspiracy Hour, and Lessons from History - Decoding the Gurus
Ep 901901. Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash" Underwear
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee from a coffee pot used to wash underware. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 health influencer's video / X Urban Dictionary: mann's assumption AeroPress Go Travel Coffee Press | Camping Coffee Maker Neat Traveler Case Complete Travel Kit for Spirits – Aged&Ore How hot is the water in the brewer? | Knowledge Article
Ep 900900. Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making garlic soap. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Whisky - Wikipedia Irish coffee - Wikipedia Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Wild Waters Soapery Garlic Soap | Don't Eat It! Soap and Skin Care Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Black Garlic Infused Soap Soap Poisoning | A Christmas Story | TBS - YouTube Garlic soap | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle Forums
Ep 899899. Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine from grapes grazed by goats. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Goats Do Roam Red - Fairview Marketplace What is Côtes du Rhône? | Wine Enthusiast Magazine Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST Pot Roast EVER} - Belle of the Kitchen Cryptosporidium, an important enteric pathogen in goats – A review - ScienceDirect A Simple Alcohol-based Method of Oocyst Inactivation for Use in the Development of Detection Assays for Cryptosporidium - ScienceDirect Effect of Organic Acids and Hydrogen Peroxide on Cryptosporidium parvum Viability in Fruit Juices - ScienceDirect The Cryptosporidium Problem in Water and Food Supplies - ScienceDirect
Ep 898898. Flipping Veggie Wings With Unwashed Hands
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from flipping veggie wings with unwashed hands. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Vegan Buffalo Nuggets | MorningStar Farms® Kourosh Dini | Mind, Music, and Productivity
Ep 897897. Cooked Brown Rice Infested With Pantry Moths
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating eating cooked brown rice infested with pantry moths. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Indianmeal moth - Wikipedia Tyndallization - Wikipedia The Best Way to Cook to Brown Rice Is the Pasta Method | The Kitchn Influence of diets and developmental stages on microbiota associated with the Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella
Ep 896896. Not Washing a Cats Water Bowl for a Week
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not washing a pets water bowl for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How Often Should You Wash Dog Bowls for Food and Water? Clean the Germiest Home Items | NSF Pet feeding habits and the microbiological contamination of dog food bowls: effect of feed type, cleaning method and bowl material - PubMed Survey evaluation of dog owners' feeding practices and dog bowls' hygiene assessment in domestic settings | PLOS One
S8 Ep 895895. Caramel Apple That's Been Shipped Priority Mail
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a candied or caramel apple that's been shipped priority mail. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a Caramel-Coated Apple Microenvironment | mBio Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Apples and Caramel Apples - ScienceDirect Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Commercially Produced, Prepackaged Caramel Apples Made from Bidart Bros. Apples | Listeria | CDC Listeria and candied and caramel-coated apples | UMN Extension Gourmet Candy Apples | Kandy Apples by K | Raleigh
Ep 894894. Pizza Sold by a Person That Broke Into the Restaurant
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Eating pizza sold by a person that broke into a pizza restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Burglary - Wikipedia Man breaks into Little Caesars and sells pizzas, NC cops say | Raleigh News & Observer Microbiological Quality and Safety of Pizza Held Out of Temperature Control in University Dining Halls - ScienceDirect Herman Cain - Wikipedia Herman Cain: An implausible candidate - CBS News
Ep 893893. Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an opened two-year-old 5-pound gummy bear Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 GGB Candies - Giant Gummy Bears - The Original Manufacturer Osmosis Experiment With Gummy Bears Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed
Ep 892892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II Recall
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food from a distribution center with a class II recall Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gold Star Distribution Inc., Issues Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Three States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Human Foods, and Pet Foods | FDA Recalled Food List Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA
Ep 891891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13 Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Parameters Determining Inoculated Pack Challenge Study Why you should never use raw garlic for sous vide cooking Sous Vide Short Ribs Recipe (48 hours to tenderness) - DadCooksDinner Sous Vide Short Ribs (Boneless Beef) - Two Kooks In The Kitchen&
Ep 890890. Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the Hairy Bikers egg poaching method. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Hairy Fishnuts : r/BloomCounty Hairy Bikers - Wikipedia
Ep 889889. Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using chocolate from a chocolate fondue fountain. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The (Great) Unwashed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Dash Sauce Fountain : Target Chocolate Fountain Operating Manual Up to eleven - Wikipedia 69. Licking a Chocolate Statue — Risky or Not?
Ep 888888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using smell to determine when a food is safely cooked. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Super Disco Breakin' (Remastered 2009) - YouTube Global study of variability in olfactory sensitivity - PubMed I can smell the moment food is done cooking : r/Cooking High Fidelity (film) - Wikipedia
Ep 887887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the Bottom of the Ocean
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating four year expired beef jerky from a safe at the bottom of the ocean. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Mystery over safe with beef jerky inside recovered from Shark Bay's ocean floor - ABC News
886. Attending a Pickle Party
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from attending a pickle party. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ We can pickle that (Portlandia) - YouTube Fermenting - National Center for Home Food Preservation Pickled Eggs - National Center for Home Food Preservation The Food Section ABC - The Food Section
Ep 885885. Snowcream
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from snowcream. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 snow - Risky or Not? Instagram reel Ode to Sugar on Snow | Maple Syrup on Snow Recipe - New England Is it actually safe to eat ice cream made from snow? People Are Wondering If Snow Is Edible — I Asked An Expert Locations - Rita's Ice
Ep 884884. Using a Screen Porch as a Refrigerator in December in Upstate New York
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using a screen porch as a refrigerator in December in upstate New York. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses, United States, 1998–2014 - PMC Is it Safe to Store Food on the Porch or in the Garage During the Winter? Social Media Analytics and Publishing - Fedica Log In - Libsyn
Ep 883883. Eggnog in a Plastic Wine Bottle
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eggnog commercially sold in a plastic wine bottle. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️ 10 of the Best Finger Lakes Wineries You Must Visit
Ep 882882. Ice From the Automatic Ice Maker in a Home Freezer
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a home automatic ice maker ice. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How clean is your ice machine? Revealing microbial amplification and presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice-water machines - ScienceDirect Microbiological quality of packaged ice from various sources in Georgia - PubMed Outbreaks in Health Care Settings - PMC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
Ep 881881. 40 Year Old Dry Aged Coffee
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 40 year old dry aged coffee. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - YouTube Double Rainbow (viral video) - Wikipedia Risky or Not? 310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans — Risky or Not? Instagram What Is Aged Coffee? [TOMT] [Conspiracy Tool] What's it called when you use red string to connect a bunch of pieces of information when trying to unravel a conspiracy? : r/tipofmytongue Starbucks Dua Kali: A Bold Reinvention of Sumatra Coffee : Starbucks Stories Asia
Ep 880880. Improperly Stored 44 Year Old Wine
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 44 year old wine stored upright. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Compounds causing cork taint and the factors affecting their transfer from natural cork closures to wine – a review - SEFTON - 2005 - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research - Wiley Online Library Should I be concerned about wine bottles stored upright in a wine shop or restaurant? Chambord (liqueur) - Wikipedia Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cork Taint | Wine Enthusiast Magazine 1979 Jim Beam Snow Goose AND Blue Goose Decanters Set C. Miller - EMPTY Does Plastic Wrap Rescue a Corky Wine? Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia
Ep 879879. Homemade Egg Nog Over 2 Years Old
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking homemade egg nog over 2 years old- Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Eggnog - Wikipedia 238. Raw Egg Eggnog Refrigerated for 6 Months — Risky or Not? TAINTED EGGNOG FATAL TO 4 RESIDENTS OF A COUNTY NURSING HOME IN JERSEY - The New York Times Survival of pathogenic microorganisms in an egg-nog-like product containing 7% ethanol - ScienceDirect
Ep 878878. Not UV Sterilizing Coffee Scoop After Use
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not UV sterilizing coffee scoop after use. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 5 Best UV Phone Sanitizers Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support Do Not Use Ultraviolet (UV) Wands That Give Off Unsafe Levels of Radiation: FDA Safety Communication | FDA Nightsleeper - Wikipedia