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ChatGPT image description: A person lowers a vacuum-sealed bag of raw meat seasoned with fresh garlic, herbs, and spices into a stainless-steel sous vide water bath. The clear plastic shows garlic cloves and rosemary against the meat, while a digital immersion circulator maintains a precise low cooking temperature. (Note that ChatGPT picked the temperature with no input from me).

891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking

February 18, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking.

Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ
Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

  • FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13
  • Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed
  • Parameters Determining Inoculated Pack Challenge Study
  • Why you should never use raw garlic for sous vide cooking
  • Sous Vide Short Ribs Recipe (48 hours to tenderness) - DadCooksDinner
  • Sous Vide Short Ribs (Boneless Beef) - Two Kooks In The Kitchen&
February 18, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Sous vide, Garlic, Botulism

257. Sous Vide Brisket for One Month at 131 Β°F

January 31, 2022 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks eating sous vide brisket cooked for one month at 131 Β°F.

Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ
Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

  • I COOKED a Brisket for a MONTH and this happened! - YouTube
  • 180. Stinky Sous Vide β€” Risky or Not?
  • ComBase
January 31, 2022 /Don Schaffner
Sous vide, Brisket, Smells
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180. Stinky Sous Vide

August 04, 2021 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating stinky sous vide.

Dr. Don - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ
Professor Ben - not risky πŸ‘πŸΌ

  • How To Prevent A Bad Smell With Long And Low Sous-Vide Cooks – Stefan's Gourmet Blog
  • Heat resistance of Desulfotomaculum nigrificans spores in soy protein infant formula preparations
  • Food Safety Talk 79: You’re Into Botulism Country (with Merlin Mann) β€” Food Safety Talk
  • Effects of a novel three-step sous-vide cooking and subsequent chilled storage on the microbiota of beef steaks - ScienceDirect
  • https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/import/Salmonella-Compliance-Guideline-SVSP-RTE-Appendix-A.pdf
August 04, 2021 /Don Schaffner
Clostridium, Sulfur, Sous vide

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