Today: Brette tackles the sharp kitchen tool family: the mandolines, microplanes, and box graters.

The Modernist Cuisine team shares their 7 Essential Food Safety Tips (and debunks a few myths along the way).

Jenny indulges with a new halibut recipe. 

It was another busy day in the test kitchen on Tuesday, preparing finalists and community picks for Your Best Lettuce. Much greenery was consumed, a few mishaps were had, and oh yes, we cooked a few recipes, too. Here are our top three moments from the day -- as always, follow us on Instagram @food52 for more.

This is the first in a 3-part series on food science from the Modernist Cuisine team. On October 8th, we'll be selling Modernist Cuisine at Home at an exclusive discount in the FOOD52 Shop, and giving away a copy too!

Today: Learn heat transfer's tricky ways (and stop burning so much toast).