It would be close but not exactly the same. In real-life it definitely wouldn't give you the same result haha. We used timing and heat appropriate for the thing being cooked. Originally we were going to let you flip whenever you wanted rather than having a timer, but that left too much variability and it was harder to figure out what you were doing wrong. The most complex cooking process is the Stir Fry, which you have to shake as you're cooking it in order to aerate the food. It should be on a very high heat and you're shaking the wok the whole time. If you try to do it at a lower temperature without the shaking, it will wind up greasy. On a high heat without the shaking, it'll burn. X)