916. Tasting the Sauce Before the Meat Is Cooked — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of tasting the sauce before the meat is cooked. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I think Ben and I figured out pretty quickly this was #NotRisky, the odd ChatGPT image not withstanding.

915. Letting Patrons Use the Handwash Sink in a Sushi Restaurant Kitchen — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks associated with letting patrons use the handwash sink in a sushi restaurant kitchen. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I could contribute a lot to the science behind the risk. I was really leaning towards risky, but in the end Ben convinced me #NotRisky

914. Using Toaster After Splashing Raw Chicken Juice Inside if You Are Immunocompromised — Risky or Not? Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using toaster after splashing raw chicken juice inside if you are immunocompromised. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I was pleased that we could sort out the science on this so quickly. ChatGPT was more of a disappointment, it doesn't always understand subtle

Ugh. it’s a mixture of truth, half truths and just outright incorrect or misleading information

Added to the queue!

Food Safety Talk 332: My Hairdresser Was Asking (Live from Intermountain IFT meeting) — Food Safety Talk In this Risky or Not Live cross-over episode, Don and Ben get together in person and do a live show from Boise, Idaho. After doing a bit of shucking and jiving to introduce new audience members to Foo...

Food Safety Talk 332: My Hairdresser Was Asking (Live from Intermountain IFT meeting)
with @bugcounter.bsky.social is now up.

913. Using the Top Paper Plate — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using the top paper plate in a package of plates. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Thanks to Dave Bacon Schaffner for sending me the TikTok video that is the subject of this episode. I have some doubts about exactly what these tests are telling us, since the method details are unclear

912. Only Rinsing a Plastic Microwave Food Cover — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using a plastic microwave food cover that you only rinse and do not wash. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Sorry this one was a little bit late posting. Also there's a little bit of current events that leaked in.

911. Mixing People and Giardia Infected Dog Dishes in the Dishwater — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from mixing dishes from people and from Giardia infected dogs in the dishwater. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

I wanted the dog to look guilty because it had Giardia, but I did not specify that so Chatty G invented another reason for the dog to look guilty

910. Eating at a Two Star Michelin Restaurant With a One Star Hygiene Rating — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating at a two star Michelin restaurant with a one star hygiene rating. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

According to Chatty G, “Bwyty Gorau Cymru” translates to “Best Restaurant in Wales.” The first image it suggested had the three stars all on the same plaque, which was a bit misleading

909. Bulging Yogurt at Elevation — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming yogurt that was bulging after transport to a higher elevation. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

This one was a little bit silly, no yetis were mentioned (or harmed) in the creation of this podcast.

ChatGPT - Lebowski Butter Scene ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

Once again I got into an argument with ChatGPT about the food safety implications of the image: chatgpt.com/share/69... using a facsimile of The Dude came in a moment of inspiration. www.riskyornot.co/ep...

907. Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted Botulinum Toxin — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

This was an interesting one, I don't think we were sure how it was going to shake out until the end.

906. White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️

We discussed this same topic in a recent live episode that wasn't recorded so we reproduce this here for your listening pleasure.

905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Our answers to this one might seem counterintuitive, especially after looking at that ChatGPT image and reading about the Rainbow Gathering outbreak (that's why you have to listen!) Also excited to tell Ben about an outbreak he never heard of before.

904. Dishwasher Hot Dogs — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making hot dogs in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

Yet another goofy "making food in your dishwasher" video. This one seems safe and might even be not terrible.

903. Three Month Old Compound Butter — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from three month old refrigerated compound butter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

We get a chance to talk about the famous Finnish butter Listeria outbreak, and came across a nice article from the literature. Planning to talk more about the article on upcoming episode of FST.

902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder — Risky or Not? Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

A shout out to Gregory who just wouldn't give up, and also to ChatGPT for such a lovely picture. www.riskyornot.co/ep... Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!🍀

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.