Quality Cleaver that won't break the bank recommendations

[Skinsfan1311]

Good Morning!

The title kind of says it all. Thanks!

[rickgregory]

Heavy cleaver (meat cleaver)? Go to an Asian food store like 99 Ranch and get one from their cookware section. That's what I did and for something like $15 got a nice, sharp meat cleaver that I use to divide chickens in 2 and other things where I don't want to use my regular knives.

Light, Chinese cleaver (means for general use)... that's harder. What's your price range?

[ComfortablyNumb]

eBay. You can find an old one at a good price.

[Attjack]

I have this on order. It's back-ordered until late April though. I ordered it after Kenji recommended it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0768H6PS9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Mosca]

My sister bought me this, it is a damn good vegetable cleaver. It is also sold out, but comes back around pretty often.

https://lamsonproducts.com/collections/choppers-cleavers/products/chinese-vegetable-cleaver

[Attjack]

Mosca I frequently use a scraper and a knife. I'm curious to see if I just start using just the cleaver instead.

[klflowers]

I got one at a local restaurant supply store. It is a monster. It is similar to this:

[JoeSousa]

I got one of those for Christmas. Heavy and sturdy. Almost feels like I need to take it to the backyard and chop some firewood.

[JCBBQ]

I’ve got a couple Dexters. Great knive. Very affordable

[MBMorgan]

Not a bad place to start your browsing: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/search/cleaver.html

[Flavorsavor]

x2 for the dexter. Be sure what you're looking for though; the dexter shown above is for chopping through tough cuts and bones, a chinese-style cleaver (shown further above) is sharper but more delicate, used for chopping, slicing, prepping, etc.
Edit: sorry just saw rickgregory said basically the same thing

[klflowers]

When I bought the Dexter, there was a restaurant owner in the store. He told me one of his line cooks lost the tip of a finger to a Dexter. I almost put it back.

[Attjack]

[Troutman]

Is that the grow'd up Beav !!!???? Awesome !!!

[ComfortablyNumb]

bbqLuv Troutman That's Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

[klflowers]

Dexter was the man. I used to watch that all the time.

[Skinsfan1311]

Thanks everyone!

[Skinsfan1311]

Heavy cleaver (meat cleaver)? Go to an Asian food store like 99 Ranch and get one from their cookware section. That's what I did and for something like $15 got a nice, sharp meat cleaver that I use to divide chickens in 2 and other things where I don't want to use my regular knives.

Light, Chinese cleaver (means for general use)... that's harder. What's your price range?

Both heavy and light.

Price range? Ideally, South of $50.00

[rickgregory]

For heavy, see my post. For light... unless you just really want one, they don't offer that much advantage over a sharp chef's knife so I've got nothing for you there.

[Attjack]

A billion Chinese cooks disagree.

[Troutman]

Actually here's the real Jerry Mathers (aka the "Beav") today. Bit long in the tooth....

[Mosca]

I picked up a good heavy cleaver for about $12 on Amazon. I use it only a couple times a year.

For a light cleaver, my sister gave this to me: https://lamsonproducts.com/collectio...etable-cleaver

It’s a little bit more than $50, but it’s a really nice tool.

[MBMorgan]

I don’t use it often ... but when I do, all the neighborhood moms seem to quickly bring their kids and small pets into the house ... 😎 ...

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I have the Shogun version and I really like it a lot, but that one is more suited to veggies or nothing more intense than chicken bones. I thought about getting this one as well, but I honestly would never use it.

[Spinaker]

I found this SOB in an old house on my uncles farm. No idea how old it is. However, you better believe this baby has seen A LOT of farm chicken necks. It is an absolute beast.....and I have two of them!


I would just buy this one. It is cheap and you are just using it to do rough work.


I have an expensive Global Meat Clever that I use a few times a year. It looks cool on my magnetic knife strip, but to have a $160 clever is ridiculous, in retrospect.

[klflowers]

Wow, that is expensive. But I saw lots of cheaper ones too, so thanks for the link.

[Spinaker]

You bet. I mean the Global one works great and it looks great, but you will be able to find much cheaper options. magnet is a magnet, it just depends on how nice you want it to look or if you want it to match your knives. klflowers

[klflowers]

My knives don't even match each other. I have a mixture of some old Chicago Cutlery knives and some newer Victorinox and Hammer Stahl stuff. Heck, my wife probably won't want them in sight, come to think of it lol

[Skinsfan1311]

Not a bad place to start your browsing: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/search/cleaver.html

That site might lead me down a rabbit-hole, from which there is no escape...

[MBMorgan]

... well ... there IS that ...