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Risky or Not?

Risky or Not?

By: Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman
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 Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman 2021 Biological Sciences Hygiene & Healthy Living Science
Episodes
  • 888. Using Smell to Determine When a Food Is Safely Cooked

    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 mins
  • 887. Four Year Expired Beef Jerky From a Safe at the Bottom of the Ocean

    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 mins
  • 886. Attending a Pickle Party

    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 mins
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