Risky or Not?

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DALL·E - A two-year-old child, looking realistic, has a runny nose with boogers, but 50% less than before, visibly coming out…

581. Bread Pudding Made From a 2 Year Old Child's Leftover Crusts

February 26, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bread pudding made from a 2 year old child's leftover crusts.

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

  • My 2yo son doesn't eat the crusts of his toast, so we save them up and make bread and butter pudding. : r/shittyfoodporn
  • Bread and Butter Pudding | RecipeTin Eats
  • Effect of Water Activity on the Growth Kinetics of Staphylococcus aureus in Ground Bread Crumb - Feeherry - 2003 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
  • Desserts : Red Fish Grill Restaurant : New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Napoleon House : In The French Quarter : New Orleans
February 26, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Bread, Staphylococcus

DALL·E - a sliced loaf of bread with sawdust falling out

574. Sawdust Bread

February 09, 2024 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bread made with some amount of sawdust.

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

  • Can I taste the difference between six different "flavors" of sawdust bread? - YouTube
  • Chapter 3 - Carbohydrates - From Glucose to Oat Bran to Sawdust
  • Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History - H. E. Jacob - Google Books
  • Omnibus Episode 584: The Ice Trade (Entry 615.PS14717)
  • Wood Dust - Overview | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Is there a name for food grade sawdust? - Quora
  • Wood Dust - Cancer-Causing Substances - NCI
  • A Brief History of Wood Pulp in Food - Cornucopia Institute


February 09, 2024 /Don Schaffner
Sawdust, Bread, Cellulose, Toxicology

365. Roadside Rúgbrauð

October 10, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making rúgbrauð in a car instead of a volcano.

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

  • Joseph Pranay Martin on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter “Roadside Rúgbrauð” risky?" / Twitter
  • Dr. Julian Lozos on Twitter: "Traditionally, Icelandic rúgbrauð is baked in the hot geothermal ground: a low-and-slow process. The San Fernando Valley isn't geothermal, but we ARE in an extreme heatwave right now. Let's see if my car can achieve the low-and-slow conditions needed for baking rúgbrauð. (thread) https://t.co/bX2BrkgUAe" / Twitter
  • Rúgbrauð - Icelandic Rye bread - Iceland Food Centre
  • 5 tips for making rye bread | King Arthur Baking
October 10, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Rúgbrauð, Car cooking, Bread

271. Salt Rising Bread

March 04, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from salt rising bread.

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

  • neil chazin on Twitter: "@atlasobscura @bugcounter thoughts on this bread method?" / Twitter
  • The Forgotten Baking Technique That Turns Bacteria Into Delicious, Cheesy Bread - Gastro Obscura
  • Food Safety Talk 84: All the Great Journals — Food Safety Talk
  • Microbiology of salt rising bread - PubMed
  • Full article on Microbiology of salt rising bread
  • 264. Kapchunka — Risky or Not?
March 04, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Bread, Salt rising bread, Clostridium perfringens
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147. Moldy Bread

May 19, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating bread after removing a small amount of mold.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • Michelle Jewell on Twitter
  • Mycotoxin migration in moldy foods - ScienceDirect
  • Studies on the ability of mycotoxins to diffuse in bread | SpringerLink
  • Model studies on the diffusion behavior of the mycotoxin patulin in apples, tomatoes, and wheat bread
  • Sci-Hub | Diffusion of Aflatoxins in Foodstuffs
  • Mould spoilage of bread: the problem and some solutions - ScienceDirect
May 19, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Bread, Mold, Mycotoxin
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103. Sourdough Bread With Russian Starter Culture

February 05, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating sourdough bread made with starter culture ordered from Russia.

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

  • Rob Dunn | Applied Ecology | NC State University
  • Safety Assessment and Probiotic Evaluation of Enterococcus Faecium YF5 Isolated from Sourdough
  • Take Care when Sharing Friendship Bread
  • Sourdough breads and related products | SpringerLink
  • A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella serotype Thompson infection from commercially distributed bread contaminated by an ill food handler | Epidemiology & Infection
  • Growth of Salmonella enterica and Staphylococcus aureus in no-knead bread dough during prolonged yeast fermentation - PubMed
February 05, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Sourdough, Bread, Fermentation, Starter Culture

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