No. Definitely not. In fact, most modern Western stoves are not designed to use a round-bottomed wok. A heavy-bottomed skillet is my preference. I love my cast iron fry pans for stir fry, as I can heat them to very high heat.  If you have a newer nonstick skillet, it will be safe to use at high heat as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd if you need more convincing that you don't need a wok to make stir fry, read this: u003ca href=u0022https://omnivorescookbook.com/kitchen-how-tos/10-reasons-to-stir-fry-with-a-frying-pan-instead-of-a-woku0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003e10 reasons to use a frying pan instead of a wok to make stir fry mealsu003c/au003e.