Don Schaffner

901. Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash" Underwear — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee from a coffee pot used to wash underware. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I hate to support such obviously clickbait-y video's, but it's not a bad topic and lets us discuss actual risk versus things that are just gross

900. Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making garlic soap (eventually). Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

This one starts off a bit silly, but hey it's episode 900. We eventually get down to the topic at hand.

Yes, and I’ve got to think that some of them are probably giving out bad advice. Someone who’s younger and smarter should write a grant!

And if you type “jar vacuum sealer“ into Google you find dozens and dozens of these things for sale!

it depends. What kind of advice do they give in the packaging? It certainly does seem problematic.

My apologies to any risky or not fans who encountered weird or garbled audio in episodes 894-899. I believe I have fixed the problem, and I uploaded good audio files. Thanks to the Only True Justin on Twitter who raised the issue.

899. Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine from grapes grazed by goats. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Ben surprises me with his French pronunciation skills. We probably should've dug deeper to find more scientific support, but it seems very low risk.

898. Flipping Veggie Wings With Unwashed Hands — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from flipping veggie wings with unwashed hands. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Here's some show art for those of you who are not fans of LLM's. Not too much to talk about here, so it's a short(er) episode.

897. Cooked Brown Rice Infested With Pantry Moths — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating eating cooked brown rice infested with pantry moths. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I told ChatGPT to include hanger downers in the picture. It understood this to mean utensils hanging down. Even when I corrected what I meant, the hanging utensils remained. Eventually I got some pantry moths in the picture.

896. Not Washing a Cats Water Bowl for a Week — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not washing a pets water bowl for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

The cat turned out great, and the water looks very disgusting. I don't think it would actually look this bad after a week.

Huge if true!

895. Caramel Apple That's Been Shipped Priority Mail — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a candied or caramel apple that's been shipped priority mail. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

This was a risky for both of us one. I don't think it's *that* risky, but I would certainly not do this if I sold these foods.

894. Pizza Sold by a Person That Broke Into the Restaurant — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Eating pizza sold by a person that broke into a pizza restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I really like the way the old timey criminal turned out. I don't think the guy in the Little Caesars was actually dressed like this.

893. Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an opened two-year-old 5-pound gummy bear, Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

This one is taken directly from Ben's text messages.

The Merlin Podcast Universe is vast and contains multitudes.

For me it was fencing epee. But that really only helps with one word.

892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II Recall — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food from a distribution center with a class II recall Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I was really impressed with the ChatGPT image, so much so that I was worried that we might get sued. Ben assured me that we can't be sued.

891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I really liked doing this one. It's fun to pick something that is generally thought to be risky, and work through the science to conclude that it's not.

890. Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using the Hairy Bikers egg poaching method. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Come for the food safety (or hairy biker) talk, stay for the Bloom County reference.

Jens van 'T Wout might be the most Dutch name I’ve ever heard.

889. Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from re-using chocolate from a chocolate fondue fountain. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

File this one under "a bit gross" but #NotRisky.

888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using smell to determine when a food is safely cooked. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

This was a fun one. I had no idea how popular this belief seems to be, but we both think it's risky.

887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the Bottom of the Ocean — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating four year expired beef jerky from a safe at the bottom of the ocean. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

This was quite a wacky one. Not enough details but we made some assumptions and concluded #NotRisky

Same.

Thanks for sharing. It’s very cool.

Your insight is appreciated as always!

The pickle party was a blast. Many delicious pickles, and no one got sick. Like you said, I wasn't specific about recipes or processes, but people were pretty cautious and did their research.

Next up: dumpling party!

886. Attending a Pickle Party — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from attending a pickle party. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - risky ☣️

This was a fun one, in part because there is no good definition for a pickle party, but we figure it out. www.riskyornot.co/ep... Ben shows his risk aversion when it comes to pickled foods!

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