Kanoon

A small charcoal brazier, often ceramic or metal, used both for cooking and for burning incense (bakhoor) as part of hospitality rituals — the same vessel type sometimes serves both functions depending on context.

Material & Construction

Ceramic or metal, compact and portable, designed to hold a small bed of charcoal.

Traditional Uses

Small-scale grilling and warming of food; separately, burning incense as a hospitality gesture for guests.

Modern Availability / Equivalents

Widely available through Middle Eastern home goods retailers, often marketed primarily for the incense-burning use rather than cooking specifically.

Care & Maintenance

Empty and clean ash after each use; ceramic versions should be handled carefully given their fragility compared to metal braziers.

Worth flagging that the same vessel type crosses between a cooking tool and a ritual/hospitality object depending on specific regional and household use.