386. Pink Burger at 170 °F
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a clearly pink burger that is cooked to 170 °F.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
385. George Costanza Trash Eclair
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food out of the trash, specifically the canonical example from the hit TV show Seinfeld where George eats an eclair out of the trash.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
384. Mother In-Law's Well Rested Thanksgiving Turkey
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of very well rested Thanksgiving turkey from a listeners Mother In-Law.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Growth of Clostridium perfringens in cooked chili during cooling | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Survival of Clostridium perfringens During Baking and Holding of Turkey Stuffing - PMC
- Staphylococcal Food Poisoning from Turkey at a Country Club Buffet -- New Mexico
- ComBase
- Store your Thanksgiving leftovers safely, and quickly - USATODAY.com
383. Smoking a 27 Lb Turkey
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks that Ben will face this American thanksgiving when he smokes a 27 lb turkey named ham.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Staphylococcal Food Poisoning from Turkey at a Country Club Buffet -- New Mexico
- Growth of Clostridium perfringens in cooked chili during cooling | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Thermal Inactivation of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin in Buffer and in Chicken Gravy - 1982 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
- Growth and Survival of Clostridium Perfringens During Constantly Rising Temperatures - Willardsen- 1978 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
- ComBase
382. Don's Condolences Chili
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by a pot full of warm chili delivered by well-meaning family friends when no one was home.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Obituary for Willliam Robert Schaffner | Ness-Sibley Funeral Home
- Growth of Clostridium perfringens in cooked chili during cooling | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Thermal Inactivation of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin in Buffer and in Chicken Gravy - 1982 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
381. Eating Random Mushrooms From the Forest
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating "random" mushrooms from the forest.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Ohio foragers are accidentally poisoning themselves with lethal mushrooms | Ars Technica
- Cincinnati Childrens on Twitter: "Multiple patients have reported eating mushrooms foraged from a public area in SW Ohio that appear to be highly toxic. You should never eat wild mushrooms. If someone has eaten a wild mushroom and has any symptoms, immediately contact the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222." / Twitter
- Hunting Mushrooms: The Old Not Bold Approach | The Outside Story
- Model Wild Harvested Mushroom Program
- Random Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
380. Ninety Minute Room Temperature Delivery Sushi
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of home delivery sushi that arrived after ninety minute and at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
379. Jeff's 12 Hour Delayed Start Short Ribs
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of cooking short ribs after a 12 hour delay at room temperature.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
378. Toast
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of acrylamide in toast.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- From poisoned party to toxic toast: How to get nerve poison out of your food | Food Safety News
- Review of epidemiologic studies of dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of cancer on JSTOR
- EFSA Scientific Opinion on acrylamide in food
- Acrylamide | Food Standards Agency
- Chemical Concerns – Does Acrylamide in Toast & Roast Potatoes Cause Cancer? – Compound Interest
- Streetband - Toast - YouTube
377. Election Night Pizza
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pizza left out for six hours.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
376. Ben's Bagel Shop Knife Cleaning
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 ☣️
375. Eating a Medium Rare Blade Tenderized Steak
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 Blade-Tenderized Beef Steaks Cooked on a Commercial Open-Flame Gas Grill†‡ | Journal of Food Protection
- Inactivation of Shiga toxin-producing O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in brine-injected, gas-grilled steaks - PubMed
374. Eating Meat of a Properly Cooked (160 °F) Rabid Animal
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 transmission - PubMed
- Rhabdovirus (Rabies Virus) document from AABB
- Home - Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies
373. Sharing Popcorn With a Fox
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sharing popcorn with a fox.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
372. Siracusa's Gull Bite Sandwich
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 characterization of multidrug resistant beta-lactamase producing Salmonella enterica from wild migratory birds
- Pigeons aren't just rats with wings
- Salmonellosis in wild birds | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wild Songbirds | CDC
- 351. Kissing a Bird — Risky or Not?
371. Ben and Jerry's Pet Ice Cream for Humans
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.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Jason Folster☣️ on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman #riskyornot We all know the dangers of pet treats (don’t chew on pig ears people) but what about this adorable B&J ice cream mistakenly eaten by a person? https://t.co/9K7iEnXmSk" / Twitter
- Jess Chen on Twitter: "@jfolster @bugcounter @benjaminchapman You would think they would make it look at lot more different than human ice cream. Honestly though, of all the pet treats out there, I’d eat this one on a dare lol." / Twitter
- Pet Food Safety | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC
- Pet Food | FDA
- What is Meal? | Do By Friday
- FDA Investigates Contaminated Pig Ear Pet Treats Connected to Human Salmonella Infections | FDA
- FAQ: All About Dogs, Ice Cream & Doggie Desserts | Ben & Jerry’s | Ben & Jerry’s
370. Chuck's Cold Brew
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 👍🏼
369. Thermos Cooking
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a Thermos to "cook" food.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
368. Butter Boards
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
- Preliminary assessment of microbial quality of edible flowers - ScienceDirect
367. Fries Cooked in Cooking Oil With a Mouse
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 👍🏼