842. Freezing Parboiled Potatoes in Large Masses
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with freezing parboiled potatoes in bulk so they cool slowly.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Image from the internet.
Figure from Don’s manuscript
841. Watered Down Hand Soap
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using watered down hand soap.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
Image from Reddit
840. DIY French Burger Kit
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating food from a DIY french burger kit.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- DIY Burger Kit in France : r/mildlyinteresting
- Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube
- Fresh Ground Beef Color: A Consumer Guide
- Costco's New Pre-Made Burgers Leave Much To Be Desired
- New at our Costco - Verona, WI. Bacon Cheddar Burger kits. 🍔 : r/Costco
- Gasoline Grill - Our burger kit is making a comeback for Super... | Facebook
ChatGPT image description: A slightly unappetizing pumpkin spice latte sits in a car cupholder. The drink’s foam has separated and darkened, leaving streaks of residue along the cup’s rim. A small, wrinkled pumpkin-shaped garnish rests on top, illuminated by natural light against the dark plastic interior, suggesting it’s been left for many hours.
839. 24 Hour Old Pumpkin Spice Latte
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking a 24 hour old pumpkin spice latte.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Home – KonMari | The Official Website of Marie Kondo
- Pumpkin Spice Latte: Starbucks Coffee Company
- Significance of Bacterial Spores in Milk - ScienceDirect
- Short communication: Bacterial ecology of high-temperature, short-time pasteurized milk processed in the United States - ScienceDirect
- Risks Posed by Fluid Milk Past Its Expiration Date
DALL·E image text: A partially filled plastic jug of organic lemonade sits open in the back of a refrigerator. The yellow drink looks old but free of surface mold. Its red cap rests nearby, clean and mold-free. The label still shows a lemon with a moldy patch, suggesting past spoilage concerns.
838. Opened Refrigerated Organic Lemonade After 4 Weeks
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming opened organic lemonade refrigerated for 4 weeks.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E image text: A young man with short dark hair holds an open box labeled “Teflon,” looking down with furrowed brows and a worried frown. He wears a plain brown T-shirt and stands against a neutral gray background, his expression showing concern or uncertainty about what’s inside the box.
I couldn’t create an image showing someone about to eat Teflon because intentionally ingesting nonfood, potentially harmful materials violates safety guidelines and our content rules. While small accidental Teflon flakes are usually inert, encouraging deliberate consumption of nonfood substances could mislead or promote unsafe behavior, so I provided a safer alternative.
837. Eating Powdered Teflon
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from deliberately eating powdered teflon.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Actual product discussed
836. Canned Pet Food
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned pet food.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
Actual photo from reddit post
835. "Cooking" a Wrapped Egg in a Compost Pile
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking a wrapped egg in a compost pile.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E image text: A frustrated person furiously scrubs a glass under a stream of steaming hot water from a faucet. Their face is tense and teeth clenched, with steam rising and water splashing in all directions. No soap is used, and their reddened hands show the heat of the scalding water.
834. Washing Drinking Glasses With Only Hot Water and Friction
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of washing drinking glasses with only hot water and friction.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Still too hot: Examination of water temperature and water heater characteristics 24 years after manufacturers adopt voluntary temperature setting - PMC
- Quantifying the Effects of Water Temperature, Soap Volume, Lather Time, and Antimicrobial Soap as Variables in the Removal of Escherichia coli ATCC 11229 from Hands - ScienceDirect
- 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?
DALL·E image text: A cheerful British man with shoulder-length red-brown hair and a gap-toothed smile washes dishes in a cozy kitchen. He scrubs a soapy plate and places it into a white dish rack, with bubbles clinging to the dishes. Sunlight filters through a window, brightening the warm, homey space.
833. British Dishwashing Method
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the British dishwashing method.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Bacon Method
- Is It Safe To Clean Your Dishes The 'British Way'? Health Experts Explain
- Three the Hard Way (film) - Wikipedia
- Human health risk assessment of chloroxylenol in liquid hand soap and dishwashing soap used by consumers and health-care professionals - ScienceDirect
- Ingestion of bar soap may produce serious injury: clinical effects and risk factors: Clinical Toxicology: Vol 57, No 5
- What to Know About Dish Soap | Poison Control
Real Ozzy, fake bat.
832. Biting the Head Off a Bat or Dove
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from biting the head off a bat or a dove.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Black Sabbath ~ War Pigs - YouTube
- War Pigs - Wikipedia
- Fairies Wear Boots - YouTube
- Fairies Wear Boots - Wikipedia
- Did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a live bat?
- Frontiers | An overview of bats microbiota and its implication in transmissible diseases
- Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases of Columbiformes - PMC
DALL·E image text: A white drip coffee maker sits on a beige countertop. The glass carafe is filled with dark coffee, while the clear water reservoir shows a small patch of green algae confined to the bottom left corner. The design is simple, clean, and highlighted by soft, even lighting.
831. Drinking Coffee Made With Water From a Reservoir With a Bit of Algae
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee made from a coffee maker that has algae growing in the transparent water reservoir.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- The coffee-machine bacteriome: biodiversity and colonisation of the wasted coffee tray leach - PMC
- Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines - PMC
- Safety and quality assessment of hot-drinks vending machines in Southern Italy - ScienceDirect
- Toxic or Otherwise Harmful Algae and the Built Environment
- Cyanobacteria in fish ponds - ScienceDirect
- Toxicology of Aquarium Fish - ScienceDirect
DALL·E image: A teenage hockey player in full gear holds up his skate and licks the icy blade. Wearing a black helmet, red jersey, and gloves, he leans in with his tongue touching the blade. The rink background is blurred, emphasizing his focused expression and the unusual act.
830. Eating Skate Ice
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating ice off of your hockey skates.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Raptors Instagram
- 571. Hockey Ice Gum — Risky or Not?
- Ice resurfacer - Wikipedia
- 316. Using Cups to Scoop Water Out of a Shared Bowl — Risky or Not?
- How Untreated Water Will Affect The Quality Of Your Ice Surface
- NHL Unites | NHL.com
- Microbiological Quality of Packaged Ice from Various Sources in Georgia - ScienceDirect
- Arena ice quality and perspectives on optimizing performance and addressing emerging challenges - PMC
- Pablo Torre F*cks Around and Finds Out feat. Pablo Torre | Chapo Trap House - YouTube
Justin’s actual frosting.
829. Betty Crocker Frosting Stored Out of Refrigeration
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing frosting that says "Cover and refrigerate leftover frosting up to 30 days" at room temperature after opening.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
DALL·E image text: Four cheerful club members gather around a table piled with dusty, vintage MRE packages. A wooden sign above them reads “Vintage MRE Club.” The group smiles with excitement, examining the old rations in a cozy, wood-paneled room that captures the nostalgic and quirky spirit of their unusual hobby.
828. Vintage US Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs)
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming "vintage" (i.e., old) MREs from around the world, but focusing in those from the US.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Meal, Ready-to-Eat - Wikipedia
- Ensuring the Safety and Quality of RTE Meals for U.S. Service Members | Food Safety
- Jeremy Zenlea | LinkedIn
- Army researchers dug into the effects of MREs on gut health, here's what they discovered | Article | The United States Army
- Shelf-Stable Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Mathematical Models for the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Sodium Chloride on the Growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus in Salty Carrots - PubMed
- Mathematical Models for the Effects of pH, Temperature, and Sodium Chloride on the Growth of Bacillus stearothermophilus in Salty Carrots
Screen capture from TikTok
827. Bloated Meat Packages
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of meat from puffy or bloated packages.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Basset Hound Bloat Chart
- 465. Kurtis's Puffy Sausage — Risky or Not?
- Are "Bloated" Meat Packages Safe? We Asked a Food Safety Expert | The Kitchn
- TikTok - Always check your meat for this!
- Modified Atmosphere and Vacuum Packaging of Meat and Poultry Products: Food Reviews International: Vol 18, No 4
- Advancing sustainability through modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for fresh food preservation: A critical review - ScienceDirect
A man at a baseball stadium concession stand holds a hamburger, frowning at a messy stack of cheese slices on a tray. Another person’s hand reaches in to grab a slice, emphasizing the communal, slightly unsanitary feel. The baseball field is visible in the background.
826. Ballpark Cheeseburger With Self-Serve Sticky Cheese
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating Ballpark cheeseburger made with with self-serve sticky cheese handled by others.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Alexandria Aces Collegiate Summer Baseball Team in Alexandria, Virginia
- A Study of Staphylococcus Aureus Growth in Model Systems and Processed Cheese - MAGRINI - 1983 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
- High Hand Contamination Rates During Norovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities - PMC
- State of Handwashing Report.pdf
Figure from Barbut et at., 1987 of hard cooked egg shelf life
825. Air Cooled Hard Boiled Eggs After a Week at Room Temperature
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating air cooled hard boiled eggs after a week at room temperature.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
ChatGPT image text: A lifeless British admiral from 1800 lies preserved in a wooden barrel filled with brandy, camphor, and myrrh. His ornate naval uniform contrasts with his pale face as eerie fumes rise, creating a haunting, atmospheric scene of death, preservation, and solemn reverence aboard a dimly lit ship.
824. Drinking Horatio Nelson's Embalming Fluid Made With Brandy
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking drinking Horatio Nelson' embalming fluid made with brandy, with camphor and myrrh.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️
ChatGPT image text: In a warehouse store, a smiling employee in a red apron offers food samples while a serious professor in a white lab coat studies the setup, arms crossed.
823. Costco Free Food Samples
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming Costco free food samples.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼