745. Reusing Pasta Water That's Been Sitting Out Overnight

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks reusing pasta water that's been sitting out overnight.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• NACCHO
• Bacillus sp. R2 α-amylase production optimization: Pasta cooking water as medium of amylase production | African Journal of Biotechnology
• Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning - PMC
• Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta - Juneja - 2019 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the German Market, with Special Emphasis on Cronobacter Species - Akineden - 2015 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Bacillus cereus in foods - ScienceDirect
• A survey study on safety and microbial quality of “gluten-free” products made in Italian pasta factories - ScienceDirect
• The occurrence of Bacillus cereus in fast foods: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: Vol 49, No 4
• Toxin producing Bacillus cereus persist in ready-to-reheat spaghetti Bolognese mainly in vegetative state - ScienceDirect
• Microbiological Quality of Filled Pasta in Relation to the Nature of Heat Treatment - ScienceDirect

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 👍🏼

• Ed Koch - Wikipedia
• In Eric Adams Case, Prosecutors Warn of Additional Charges for Him and Defendants - The New York Times
• Staphylococcus aureus Infection - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
• Bacillus Cereus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
• time a spublic health control - Google Search
• Cooling Uncovered Foods at a Depth of ∼5.1 cm (2 in.) or Less Poses Little Risk of Pathogen Growth - ScienceDirect

471. Sink Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks draining pasta in your sink instead of a colander.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• AITA for not eating sink pasta? : r/AmItheAsshole
• Reduction of faecal coliform, coliform and heterotrophic plate count bacteria in the household kitchen and bathroom by disinfection with hypochlorite cleaners | Journal of Applied Microbiology | Oxford Academic
• Mapping the Kitchen Microbiota in Five European Countries Reveals a Set of Core Bacteria across Countries, Kitchen Surfaces, and Cleaning Utensils | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Meal Preparation Experiment Related to Poultry Washing

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 ☣️

• A New Jersey Mystery: Who Dumped Hundreds of Pounds of Pasta, and Why? - The New York Times
• New Jersey neighbors find source of mystery pasta piles - YouTube
• Pine Barrens | VisitNJ.org
• NJ’s Pasta-Gate Solved? - New Jersey Digest
• Pine Barrens (The Sopranos) - Wikipedia)
• Steve Buscemi - Wikipedia
• Why Pine Barrens Is the Best Sopranos Episode
• Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning - PMC
• Sudden Death of a Young Adult Associated with Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning - PMC

450. Salting Pasta Water With Iodized Salt

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of salting pasta water with iodized salt.

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

• Four ways to reduce unwanted iodized table salt reactions when boiling pasta - American Chemical Society
• Overlooked Iodo-Disinfection Byproduct Formation When Cooking Pasta with Iodized Table Salt | Environmental Science & Technology
• Overlooked Iodo-Disinfection Byproduct Formation When Cooking Pasta with Iodized Table Salt | Environmental Science & Technology PDF

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 👍🏼

• Ellen Shumaker | Agricultural and Human Sciences
• Ellen Thomas Shumaker, PhD | LinkedIn
• 327. Chicken Soup Unrefrigerated for More Than 6 Hours — Risky or Not?
• Washington Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia
• Egg Noodles Recipe | Allrecipes
• Temperature Dependent Growth Characteristics and a Predictive Mathematical Model of Bacillus Cereus in Wet Noodles - LEE - 2011 - Journal of Food Safety - Wiley Online Library
• Making Homemade Noodles Safely • AnswerLine • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
• 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

328. Dr. Don's Soapy Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pasta that fell in clean soapy water

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

• Subchronic oral toxicity testing in rats with a liquid hand-dishwashing detergent containing anionic surfactants - PubMed
• Pediatric Exposure to Laundry Detergent Pods | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics
• Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety? | Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 — National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020 | MMWR

319. Five Hour Sun Pasta

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of eating sun pasta incubated for five hours.

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

• brunchwithbabs on Instagram: SUN ☀️ PASTA SAUCE 🍝 you’ll never make pasta in the summer the same again. Making this poolside at my daughters home! A family favorite ☀️…
• Veronica (@squirrelchomp) / Twitter
• What's all the fuss about San Marzano Tomatoes?? Aren't they just another Tomato? Can you tell me a bit about em please.

250. Pasta With Sauce and Turkey Left Out Overnight

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating pasta with sauce and turkey left out overnight.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Use of Time-Temperature Evaluations in Detecting the Responsible Vehicle and Contributing Factors of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks | Journal of Food Protection
• Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning

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 ☣️

• Distinguishing the dominant species of pathogen in maxillary sinusitis by sequencing DNA dataset analysis - PubMed
• Predictive Model for Growth of Bacillus cereus at Temperatures Applicable to Cooling of Cooked Pasta
• Biochemical and toxic diversity of Bacillus cereus in a pasta and meat dish associated with a food-poisoning case
• Spaghetti Nasal Flossing - YouTube

99. Drinking Soda Through Raw Pasta Straw

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking soda through a raw pasta straw.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America?
• Bucatini - Wikipedia
• Survival of Microorganisms in Stored Pasta | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• The Extended Conformation of the 2.9-Å Crystal Structure of the Three-PASTA Domain of a Ser/Thr Kinase from the Human Pathogen Staphylococcus aureus - ScienceDirect
• Improved Electrotransformation and Decreased Antibiotic Resistance of the Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen Burkholderia cenocepacia Strain J2315 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Effects of industrial pasta drying temperatures on starch properties and pasta quality - ScienceDirect
• Microbiological Quality of Raw Dried Pasta from the German Market, with Special Emphasis on Cronobacter Species - Akineden - 2015 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Flour | E. coli Infections Linked to Flour | May 2019 | E. coli | CDC
• Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung Escherichia coli in flour – sources, risks and prevention