• 893. Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear
    Feb 23 2026

    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 👍🏼

    • GGB Candies - Giant Gummy Bears - The Original Manufacturer
    • Osmosis Experiment With Gummy Bears
    • Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed
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    12 Min.
  • 892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II Recall
    Feb 20 2026

    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 👍🏼

    • Gold Star Distribution Inc., Issues Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Three States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Human Foods, and Pet Foods | FDA
    • Recalled Food List
    • Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA
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    13 Min.
  • 891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking
    Feb 18 2026

    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 👍🏼

    • FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13
    • Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed
    • Parameters Determining Inoculated Pack Challenge Study
    • Why you should never use raw garlic for sous vide cooking
    • Sous Vide Short Ribs Recipe (48 hours to tenderness) - DadCooksDinner
    • Sous Vide Short Ribs (Boneless Beef) - Two Kooks In The Kitchen&
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    12 Min.
  • 890. Hairy Bikers Poached Eggs in Dirty Water
    Feb 16 2026

    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 👍🏼

    • Hairy Fishnuts : r/BloomCounty
    • Hairy Bikers - Wikipedia
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    8 Min.
  • 889. Re-Using Chocolate From a Chocolate Fondue Fountain
    Feb 13 2026

    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 👍🏼

    • The (Great) Unwashed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    • Dash Sauce Fountain : Target
    • Chocolate Fountain Operating Manual
    • Up to eleven - Wikipedia
    • 69. Licking a Chocolate Statue — Risky or Not?
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    14 Min.
  • 888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked
    Feb 11 2026

    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 ☣️

    • Super Disco Breakin' (Remastered 2009) - YouTube
    • Global study of variability in olfactory sensitivity - PubMed
    • I can smell the moment food is done cooking : r/Cooking
    • High Fidelity (film) - Wikipedia
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    15 Min.
  • 887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the Bottom of the Ocean
    Feb 9 2026

    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 👍🏼

    • Mystery over safe with beef jerky inside recovered from Shark Bay's ocean floor - ABC News
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    8 Min.
  • 886. Attending a Pickle Party
    Feb 6 2026

    Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from attending a pickle party.

    Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
    Professor Ben - risky ☣️

    • We can pickle that (Portlandia) - YouTube
    • Fermenting - National Center for Home Food Preservation
    • Pickled Eggs - National Center for Home Food Preservation
    • The Food Section
    • ABC - The Food Section
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    14 Min.