A short podcast about everyday risks from germs
A large, square glass jar of chimichurri sits on a kitchen counter. The contents appear separated and discolored, with dark settling at the bottom and faded herbs suspended in oil. The lid is rusted and stained, suggesting the sauce has been sitting out far too long.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating homemade chimichurri left at room temperature for months.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Actual image from Facebook.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating deviled eggs made from home-canned, split open hard-boiled eggs,
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E image text: A square photo of a glass jar, half-filled with syrupy peaches. Several peach slices are covered in thick, fuzzy mold, appearing green and white. The jar has a weathered metal lid, and the syrup inside is cloudy. The scene is softly lit against a plain, neutral background.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben revisit episode 759, and talk about the risks of eating from big open spoiled jar of canned peaches at room temperature.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E - A big block of cheddar cheese without any holes, sitting in a tightly sealed vacuum packager. The cheese looks slightly warm and sweaty...
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from vacuum packaged cheddar cheese stored for 24 hours at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Nate’s actual pan
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing grease after cooking in a cast iron pan.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - A dusty jar of pickled quail eggs sits on a shelf in a dimly lit country store. The jar is old and unlabeled. Behind it, slightly out of focus, is another jar with a skull and crossbones.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating unrefrigerated unlabeled pickled quail eggs from a country store.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
DALL·E Image of boiled Yukon gold potatoes in a clear glass bowl, teeming with colorful, cartoon-style bacteria.
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 ☣️
Here's the image of a swollen can of Surströmming, showcasing the high pressure inside due to the fermentation process. The can is set on a rustic wooden table, featuring a label with classic Swedish design elements.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating surströmming from a swollen can.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - a slightly dented can of tunafish
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating tuna from a can just dented at home.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - a toddler stepping on a trash can pedal to open the trash can and sticking their head in the trash.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks a toddler getting into kitchen trash.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Hawaiian chili pepper water.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - Open half empty can of chicken noodle soup sitting on a countertop. Note that DALL·E totally invented the spoon, which was not part of the prompt.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned chicken noodle soup without heating.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - a little Baked Potato sitting in a white slow cooker on a countertop in a kitchen
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making a baked potato in a slow cooker without added water.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E - a worried pig standing next to a grill with three potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking potatoes cooked in a smoker.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks consuming marinated feta (with garlic) in oil in a jar bought at a farmers market.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a child from taking one sip from an open and unrefrigerated container of fruit and veggie blend after 16 hours.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E a little bit of melted butter in a pan with a few small bits of sautéed vegetables in the style of edward hopper
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing room temperature butter for sautéing vegetables.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E 2022-12-02 10.25.23 - vacuum packed container of olives sitting in the back of an open dimly lit refrigerator in the style of Edward Hopper
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of some vacuum sealed olives found by Polly in a bar fridge.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of keeping a half a corn cob in a sealed bottle of water, and sipping after a few days.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking a can of seltzer that tasted flat and was slightly crushed after being in ice for an hour.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼