New carbon steel cleaver

Lit · February 2012

I bought one of these for a friend for his birthday and after testing his decided I wanted one. Its a fairly inexpensive carbon cleaver especially if you get it with the base handle ($40). I got a custom handle but the standard one is fine especially since most of your hand is on the blade when cutting. It came sharp enough to shave my arm so I can't wait to hone and strop it. The blade is extremely thin its more of a prep cleaver. Its thin enough that when they stamped it you can see where the stamp pressed through to the back.

jbates67 · February 2012

So....where'd you get it?

Village Idiot · February 2012

Most of my kitchen knives are stainless, but I like carbon steel a whole lot better. Doesn't hold an edge as long, but it doesn't take that much to bring it back to razor sharp (with a stone). I have 3 CS knives, and they are my favorites, though not the most expensive.

I just bought a cleaver for $5.00 (plus shipping). I plan to only use it for cutting chicken bones when making chicken stock.

Lit · February 2012

http://www.chefknivestogo.com/cckcleaver2.html this is the base handle but search by knife types and cleavers and there's several handle options

canoeandcue · February 2012

Carbon steel knifes/cleavers keep an edge better than any stainless. They stay sharp for a longer period. Don't worry about the staining that will be sure to come. I am using my wife's grandfathers knife for just about everything in the kitchen. It out performs any stainless knife we have!

New carbon steel cleaver

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