Recommendations for a Chinese Cleaver

[captpat]

I'd like to try a Chinese cleaver. Looking for recommendations, prefer carbon steel, and at a price point that won't lead to huge regrets if I find it's not for me.

TIA

 

[telescopes]

CCK small cleaver. The Gold Standard in Chinese cleavers. I have a green river as well, but CCK is the real deal.

CCK Small Cleaver KF1303

This is a vegetable slicer. This CCK Small cleaver was used and recommended in Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Magazine, and sales have gone way up as a result. A small Chinese chef’s knife is called a Sangdao and is an excellent cleaver at an even greater price. It is made from carbon steel...

www.chefknivestogo.com

 

[woodsroad]

I bought mine in an Asian grocery store in Philadelphia's Chinatown several decades ago. It's stainless (and actually good stainless, too!) and it had to be cheap. If you have an Asian supermarket near you, that might be a good place to look.

 

[telescopes]

I bought mine in an Asian grocery store in Philadelphia's Chinatown several decades ago. It's stainless (and actually good stainless, too!) and it had to be cheap. If you have an Asian supermarket near you, that might be a good place to look.

Stainless is great and my Green River is in fact stainless. However, high carbon steel in a cleaver is the gold standard. It sharpens easily and can get crazy sharp with only a bit of effort. Of course it can rust easily and they aren’t beautiful. But… if the goal is a Chinese Cleaver, I say go native.

 

[Pipeh]

I usually use the carbon steel CCK as well, but if you want stainless, well, they make a stainless version as well:
( S/S Kitchen Slicer)

中式廚刀 Chinese Knives

For stainless, I use and like the Dexter-Russell:

Dexter Traditional® 8″ x 3¼” Chinese Chef’s Knife 8110 | Dexter Russell – Dexter-Russell

Considered one of the best Chinese Chef’s knives, the Dexter Traditional® 8" x 3¼" Chinese Chef's Knife is an all-purpose knife to pound, cut, crush, mince, and slice.

dexter1818.com

 

[captpat]

CCK small cleaver. The Gold Standard in Chinese cleavers. I have a green river as well, but CCK is the real deal.

CCK Small Cleaver KF1303

This is a vegetable slicer. This CCK Small cleaver was used and recommended in Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Magazine, and sales have gone way up as a result. A small Chinese chef’s knife is called a Sangdao and is an excellent cleaver at an even greater price. It is made from carbon steel...

www.chefknivestogo.com

Thanks, looks like it will fill the bill.