Risky or Not?
Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
A Show About Risk From Microorganisms (Mostly)
- 11 minutes 37 seconds882. Ice From the Automatic Ice Maker in a Home Freezer
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from a home automatic ice maker ice.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- How clean is your ice machine? Revealing microbial amplification and presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice-water machines - ScienceDirect
- Microbiological quality of packaged ice from various sources in Georgia - PubMed
- Outbreaks in Health Care Settings - PMC
- Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
28 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 11 minutes 22 seconds881. 40 Year Old Dry Aged Coffee
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 40 year old dry aged coffee.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - YouTube
- Double Rainbow (viral video) - Wikipedia
- Risky or Not?
- 310. Really Old Green Coffee Beans — Risky or Not?
- What Is Aged Coffee?
- [TOMT] [Conspiracy Tool] What's it called when you use red string to connect a bunch of pieces of information when trying to unravel a conspiracy? : r/tipofmytongue
- Starbucks Dua Kali: A Bold Reinvention of Sumatra Coffee : Starbucks Stories Asia
26 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 11 minutes 24 seconds880. Improperly Stored 44 Year Old Wine
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming 44 year old wine stored upright.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Compounds causing cork taint and the factors affecting their transfer from natural cork closures to wine – a review - SEFTON - 2005 - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research - Wiley Online Library
- Should I be concerned about wine bottles stored upright in a wine shop or restaurant?
- Chambord (liqueur) - Wikipedia
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cork Taint | Wine Enthusiast Magazine
- 1979 Jim Beam Snow Goose AND Blue Goose Decanters Set C. Miller - EMPTY
- Does Plastic Wrap Rescue a Corky Wine?
- Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia
23 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 14 minutes 26 seconds879. Homemade Egg Nog Over 2 Years Old
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking homemade egg nog over 2 years old-
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
21 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 13 minutes878. Not UV Sterilizing Coffee Scoop After Use
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not UV sterilizing coffee scoop after use.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
19 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 17 minutes 56 seconds877. One Liter of Water From an "Uncontrolled" Sintra Portugal Water Fountain
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking water from an "uncontrolled" Sintra Portugal water fountain.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Fountain on Google Maps
- Energy Drink | 2:1 Fructose | Great Tasting Energy Nutrition | HIGH5
- water - Risky or Not?
- Water 💧 drinking from faucets? : r/PortugalExpats
- Google Translate - água não controlada
- Water supply and sanitation in Portugal - Wikipedia
- Sintra Fountains - Tourist Guide
- Environmental Toxicology II - C. A. Brebbia, M. Zamorano - Google Books
- Explore Sintra's Beautiful Fountains: History & Landmarks
16 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 14 minutes 2 seconds876. Continuously Reusing an Unwashed French Press for Coffee and Tea
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from continuously reusing an unwashed french press for coffee and tea.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
14 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 7 minutes 45 seconds875. OneTrueJustin's Parents Half Eaten Banana
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from leaving a half a cut banana at room temperature for 24 hours.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- 14: Budnik's Banana — Risky or Not?
- Justin Ekins on X: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman My parents routinely leave half-eaten bananas in the bowl for later consumption. Is this risky? Assume 24 hours between splitting and eating the second half. https://t.co/76VwOdFD39" / X
- Banana peel: a possible source of infection in the treatment of nipple fissures - PubMed
12 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 27 minutes 38 seconds874. Dry Canning Potatoes
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from pressure canning cooked potatoes without added water.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️
- Potato Facebook Reel
- Resources: USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning | National Center for Home Food Preservation
- "Dry Canning" Isn't Canning - National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Potatoes, White – Cubed or Whole - National Center for Home Food Preservation
- National Botulism Surveillance Summary, 2021 | Botulism | CDC
- How to Can Dry Packed Potatoes: Step-by-Step Guide | The Canning Diva
- The Original Canning Rebels | Facebook
- Facebook certificate of analysis
9 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 18 minutes 21 seconds873. Leftover Conveyer Belt Sushi
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating leftover conveyer belt sushi.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
7 January 2026, 12:00 pm - 15 minutes 51 seconds872. Medium Rare Chicken
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating medium rare (not ground) chicken.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
- Archive: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Response to the Questions Posed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding Consumer Guidelines for the Safe Cooking of Poultry Products - ScienceDirect
- No FODMAP Chicken Paillard - FODMAP Everyday
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