766. Room Temperature Overnight Oats

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating overnight oats made a room temperature

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• oats search on Risky or Not?
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754. Reusing a Hot Chocolate Milk Spoon

The image shows a used spoon crusted with dried hot chocolate mix and milk, sitting inside a container of cocoa powder. It looks messy and realistic, as if it was just used to stir chocolate milk and then carelessly returned to the container. A nearby glass of chocolate milk completes the scene.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from reusing a hot chocolate milk spoon.

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732. Don's Slow Cooling Veggie Chili

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of slow cooling vegetarian chili.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• FSIS Stabilization Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix B) December, 2021
• Cooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - ScienceDirect
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• Cooling Rates of Chili Using Refrigerator, Blast Chiller, and Chill Stick Cooling Methods

683. Pastor Pinkston's Putrid Pumpkin Products

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by clumpy pumpkin spice creamer stored in an overfull church refrigerator.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• 423. Pastor Pinkston's Plentiful Pork Products — Risky or Not?
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678. Immunocompromised Person Eating Mac and Cheese Left at Room Temperature for Two Hours

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks faced by an immunocompromised person eating mac and cheese left at room temperature for two hours.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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• Cooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - ScienceDirect

590. Kejni's Extra-Crispy Roast Potato Recipe

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of leaving boiled chunks of Yukon gold potatoes at room temperature overnight.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

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• Presence and Growth of Bacillus cereus in Dehydrated Potato Flakes and Hot-Held, Ready-to-Eat Potato Products Purchased in New Zealand - ScienceDirect
• 154. Michael Scott Bacon Method — Risky or Not?

458. Pasta in the Woods in New Jersey

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pasta found in the woods in New Jersey.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

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• Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning - PMC
• Sudden Death of a Young Adult Associated with Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning - PMC

408. Found Fries

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating french fries found in a car long after they were fresh.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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• McDonald's burger and fries show no sign of rot after 6 years
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• Growth and Production of Enterotoxin A by Staphylococcus aureus on “Home‐style” French Fries - Doan - 1999 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
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347. Soaking Uncooked Rice Overnight

Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of soaking uncooked rice overnight.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

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342. Bedroom Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drying egg noodles in your bedroom.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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• 327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours — Risky or Not?
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• Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the German Market, with Special Emphasis on Cronobacter Species - PubMed
• Critical conditions accelerating the deterioration of fresh noodles: A study on temperature, pH, water content, and water activity - Li - 2017 - Journal of Food Processing and Preservation - Wiley Online Library

184. Cooked Tapioca at Room Temperature Overnight

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?
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104. Spagetti Nasal Flossing

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of flossing your nose with spagetti.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

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• Biochemical and toxic diversity of Bacillus cereus in a pasta and meat dish associated with a food-poisoning case
• Spaghetti Nasal Flossing - YouTube

68. Colander Rinsing

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of only rinsing a colander.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

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• Bacillus cereus Biofilms—Same, Only Different

48: John's Old Refrigerated Fried Rice

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating fried rice refrigerated for a long time.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• john roderick on Twitter: "I just ate a bunch of fried rice "..."
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