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- 1001. Eating Pasta Sauce Made With a Cursed Baseball
ChatGPT image description: Steve Bartman stirs a bubbling pot of tomato sauce while lifting a baseball wreathed in eerie green smoke. Wearing his Cubs cap, headphones, and apron, he smiles at Moisés Alou, who stands beside him with folded arms and a deeply skeptical expression in a cozy, Cubs-themed kitchen.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pasta sauce made with a cursed baseball.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- Left Field | MLB.com: News
- Curse of the Billy Goat - Wikipedia
- This 3,200 Year Old Egyptian Cheese Is Cursed With a Deadly Pathogen
- Steve Bartman incident - Wikipedia
- (20+) Chicago Cubs HQ | Someone dressed up Steve Bartman | Facebook
- These 11 major leaguers don't wear batting gloves, preferring to grin and 'bare' it | FOX Sports
- Moisés Chiullán
1001. Eating Pasta Sauce Made With a Cursed BaseballRisky or NotDownload0 min - 1000. Baby-Stuffed Pumpkin
Image description: Actual baby and pumpkin from Facebook.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from placing a baby in a pumpkin.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- halloween - Risky or Not?
- Ma Nishtana - Wikipedia
- (20+) Facebook
- Doctors warn pumpkin patches could pose salmonella risk, especially for young children | Local News | local3news.com
- pumpkin Salmonella - Google Scholar
- Eurosurveillance | Nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to consumption of pumpkin seeds, France, 2026
- Survival of Salmonella during Production of Partially Sprouted Pumpkin, Sunflower, and Chia Seeds Dried for Direct Consumption - ScienceDirect
1000. Baby-Stuffed PumpkinRisky or NotDownload0 min - 999. Washing Produce With the Sticker On
ChatGPT image description: A husband concentrates on peeling a produce sticker from an apple while his wife watches with amused resignation. Stray fruit stickers cling to their faces, hair, clothes, and kitchen surfaces, suggesting this seemingly simple task has somehow gotten hilariously out of hand.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from washing produce without first removing the sticker.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- banana - Risky or Not?
- Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce - ScienceDirect - C. De Roever
- Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce - ScienceDirect - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
- Natural-Light Labeling of Tomatoes Does Not Facilitate Growth or Penetration of Salmonellainto the Fruit - ScienceDirect
- CO2 Laser-labeling on Fresh Produce: Evaluating Postharvest Quality, Microbial Safety, and Economic Analysis - ScienceDirect
999. Washing Produce With the Sticker OnRisky or NotDownloadDouble-click to edit...
19 min - 998. Eating Off Dishes Washed by a Scrub Brush Previously Used to Wash Raw Chicken Dishes
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating off dishes washed by a scrub brush previously used to wash raw chicken dishes, with no sanitation step in between.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- Natural Tampico Fiber — Caddy Supply Company
- The survival of foodborne pathogens during domestic washing-up and subsequent transfer onto washing-up sponges, kitchen surfaces and food - ScienceDirect
- Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands - ScienceDirect
998. Eating Off Dishes Washed by a Scrub Brush Previously Used to Wash Raw Chicken DishesRisky or NotDownload0 min - 997. Cutting Carrots With Your Mouth for a Slow Cooker Meal
Actual image from Instagram
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from "cutting" carrots with your mouth for a slow cooker meal.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- Instagram
- The Kingsmen - Louie Louie - YouTube
- 'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands : NPR
997. Cutting Carrots With Your Mouth for a Slow Cooker MealRisky or NotDownload9 min - 996. Two Decade Old Fish Sauce
Actual image from the article.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating two decade old fish sauce.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - risky ☣️- Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector
- Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio) - YouTube
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon in France - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia
- Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia
- Homemade Fish Sauce – Fermenters Club
- About | Mendo Food Consulting
- FISH SAUCE PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING: A REVIEW: Food Reviews International: Vol 17 , No 1 - Get Access
- Food Safety Myths You Need To Stop Believing, According To An Expert
996. Two Decade Old Fish SauceRisky or NotDownload19 min - 995. Canning Corn in Hand-Soldered Tins
ChatGPT image description: A six-panel illustration depicts an 1883 kitchen where a woman preserves fresh corn in tin cans. She fills them with water, solders them shut, boils them, releases accumulated gas through a small hole, reseals them, and boils them again. The historical method poses serious botulism risks.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating canned corn in hand-soldered tins.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️- To Can Corn (soldered tins) — Don't Cook That
- Synergistic Inactivation of Spores of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Strains by High Pressure and Heat Is Strain and Product Dependent - PMC
- heat resistance of the spores of B. botulinus and allied anaerobes. XI | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
- Food Safety Talk 319: I'm Feeling Botchy Today — Food Safety Talk
995-canning-corn-in-hand-soldered-tinsRisky or NotDownload14 min - 994. Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean Sink
ChatGPT image description: A surprised hockey player, dressed in full uniform and wearing oven mitts, removes a tray of steaming buffalo wings from the oven. Two sauce-covered wings have accidentally fallen into a clean stainless-steel kitchen sink. His wide-eyed expression captures the unexpected mishap.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating reheated Buffalo wings that fell into a clean sink.
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- hockey - Risky or Not?
- The Rise & Fall ... & Rise of Midget Hockey - Total Package Hockey
- MYHockey Rankings - MYHockey
- Minor ice hockey - Wikipedia
- Warren Zevon – Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
- North Carolina 16U Rankings - MYHockey
- Rutgers Researchers Debunk ‘Five-Second Rule’: Eating Food off the Floor Isn’t Safe | Rutgers University
- Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed
994. Reheated Buffalo Wings That Fell Into a Clean SinkRisky or NotDownload0 min - 993. Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a Thermometer
ChatGPT image description: A golden-brown roasted turkey filled with bread stuffing rests in a roasting pan, surrounded by Canadian Thanksgiving decorations. Although the turkey appears perfectly cooked, no thermometer has been used to verify that the stuffing has reached a safe internal temperature of 165°F (74°C), raising food safety concerns.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from cooking stuffing in a turkey without a thermometer.
Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️- Thanksgiving (Canada) - Wikipedia
- Texas Environmental Health Association
- Stuffing and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Turkey Basics: Stuffing | Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes | Penn State University
- Stuffing Your Turkey Could Make You Sick—Here's What Our Editors Do Instead
993. Cooking Stuffing in a Turkey Without a ThermometerRisky or NotDownload27 min - 992. Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 Hours
Image description: the actual deli meat and cheese in question
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks to a teenage boy from consuming deli meat and cheese left on the counter for 10 hours
Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼- Wegmans Oven Roasted Off The Bone Turkey Breast | Wegmans
- ComBase
- Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study
- Retail Deli Slicer Inspection Practices: An EHS-Net Study - PMC
992. Wegman's Deli Meat and Cheese Left on the Counter for 10 HoursRisky or NotDownload12 min