Risky or Not?
Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 821
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
401. Unrefrigerated Jalapeño Queso Dip
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing Jalapeño Queso Dip for 12 hours at room temperature.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
400. Simple Syrup Stored at Room Temperature
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing simple syrup at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
399. Eating Decorative Kale
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating decorative kale from a Pizza Hut in the 2000’s.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
398. Using Stretch-Tite to Cover a Pot of Boiling Water
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using Stretch-Tite plastic to cover a pot of boiling water for 40 minutes.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
397. Whole Turkey Sent Through the Mail
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks sending a dead whole un-eviscerated turkey through the mail.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
396. Puffy Clam Chowder
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks consuming clam chowder from a container that is “puffy”.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
395. Open Dippin' Dots in a Sporting Event Bathroom Stall
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of bringing an open Dippin’ Dots container into a bathroom stall during a sporting event (you know what kind of sport we’re talking about 🏒).
Dr. Don - …
394. Home Canning Water
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a boiling water bath canning method for canning water for long-term storage.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
393. Nancy's Home Delivered Food Left Out Overnight
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by Nancy’s box of salted butter, eggs and bacon left out for 12 hours at 62°F
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
392. Polly's Old Olives
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 👍🏼
391. Washing Shoes in a Commercial Dishwasher
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a commercial dishwasher to wash shoes.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
390. Tongs Up Self Service Utensils
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing eating utensils with the business end pointing up.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
389. Special Italian Style Christmas Spaghetti Ornaments
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by handmade Christmas ornaments filled with spaghetti.
Keywords: Pasta, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium, Christmas
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben …
388. That Hand Move in Face Off
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of doing “that hand move” in the movie Face Off.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
387. Licking a Sonoran Desert Toad
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
386. Pink Burger at 170 °F
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a clearly pink burger that is cooked to 170 °F.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
385. George Costanza Trash Eclair
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating food out of the trash, specifically the canonical example from the hit TV show Seinfeld where George eats an eclair out of the trash.
Dr. Don …
384. Mother In-Law's Well Rested Thanksgiving Turkey
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of very well rested Thanksgiving turkey from a listeners Mother In-Law.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
383. Smoking a 27 Lb Turkey
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks that Ben will face this American thanksgiving when he smokes a 27 lb turkey named ham.
Keywords: Turkey, Smoked meat
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Be…
382. Don's Condolences Chili
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by a pot full of warm chili delivered by well-meaning family friends when no one was home.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼