Qidr (Large Communal Cooking Pot)

A very large metal pot used for communal cooking, particularly associated with mansaf and other large-format celebratory dishes prepared for weddings and gatherings.

Material & Construction

Heavy-gauge aluminum or stainless steel, sized well beyond typical household cookware to serve dozens of guests at once.

Traditional Uses

Cooking mansaf and other large-batch celebratory dishes; often used outdoors over a large open flame given the pot's size.

Modern Availability / Equivalents

Rented or communally owned in many communities rather than individually purchased, given the scale and infrequency of use; smaller stockpots serve the same function at home-cooking scale.

Care & Maintenance

Clean thoroughly after use; given the size, drying and storage require dedicated space, and many communities keep a shared qidr for collective use rather than individual ownership.