What are culinary precisions in molecular gastronomy?

In the context of molecular gastronomy, culinary precisions are defined as the technical details found within a recipe.1

While recipes often rely on tradition or anecdotal information, molecular gastronomy seeks to collect and scientifically test these precisions to determine their validity and understand the underlying chemistry and physics of culinary processes. This process is a core component of the discipline's research program, which aims to move beyond subjective culinary lore by systematically exploring the mechanisms of transformation that occur during cooking.21

By distinguishing between culinary definitions—which describe the objective of a recipe—and culinary precisions, researchers can better model recipes and develop new, science-based cooking techniques.1