finnicky

Even highly experienced chefs can find rice to be a challenge to cook: The finnicky grain can become over-cooked or under-cooked in seconds, which can ruin the texture completely.

Complex and finnicky, they kept breaking down.

“They’ve somehow thought taking finnicky, expensive parts of past programs and putting them together differently would be easy and cost efficient.”

It’s a delicate operation because cryogenic propellants are notoriously finnicky—and explosive.

Her son, who has autism, is finnicky about breakfast, but he devours her bacon.