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An open white cooler sits on the ground, filled with raw chicken pieces. A digital thermometer inserted into one piece reads 67°F. There’s no ice inside, and the cooler appears stained and weathered, suggesting it’s been sitting outdoors for a while during a camping trip.

796. Raw Chicken That Is at 67 °F After More Than 12 Hours

July 11, 2025 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating properly cooked chicken that warmed up to 67 °F after about 12 hours prior to cooking.

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

  • ComBase
  • FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021
  • Risk Assessment Predicts Most of the Salmonellosis Risk in Raw Chicken Parts is Concentrated in Those Few Products with High Levels of High-Virulence Serotypes of Salmonella - ScienceDirect
  • Dr. Matthew Stasiewicz – Stasiewicz Food Safety Laboratory
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July 11, 2025 /Don Schaffner
Chicken, Time temperature control for safety food, Camping

DALL·E - 13 year old boy scout at campfire cooking burgers in the style of Norman Rockwell

461. Foods Cooked in the Outdoors by 12 to 14 Year Old Scouts

May 22, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating food cooked in the outdoors by 12 to 14 year old Scouts.

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

  • Wood Badge - Wikipedia
  • Cooking Merit Badge | Boy Scouts of America
  • Keeping Your Food Safe | Boy Scouts of America
  • What Merit Badges are required for the Eagle Scout rank? | Boy Scouts of America
May 22, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Camping, Scouts

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