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6" meat cleavers are used for breaking down meat and breaking bone. They tend to be thick and fairly blunt so the edge isn't compromised while striking bones. Meat cleavers are also very useful is seperated frozen food. Typical stamped knives are punched out like a cookie cutter. Wusthof Gourmet knives are Laser Cut. This intricate manufacturing process is superior to other "cookie cutter" methods as it is more precise and leaves the knives with less distortion. The Gourmet knives use the same steel that is used in our other more expensive knives. Wusthof uses a special blend of German steel through out the whole length of the knife. The ingredients of this steel are proudly etched on each blade. Wusthof not only uses the best materials to make a fine knife Located in "The Cutlery Capital of the World", Solingen Germany, the Wusthof factory history goes back as far as 1814 when the company was listed with the Duchy of Berg. To this day, the company remains family owned. Each step is performed to exacting standards by skilled German workers aided by the most modern, computer guided equipment. It is this balance of German technology and old world hand craftsmanship that is the secret of how each WÜSTHOF knife is created. Known the world-over for it’s unique and uncompromising quality,
A heavy cleaver is an extremely useful kitchen tool for splitting poultry, disjointing meat, and cutting through rib bones with utmost efficiency. This exemplary 6-inch model, best for moderately heavy bones, provides hefty weight and sufficient blade length to cut through bone and cartilage with ease. If you find yourself sawing at joints to section poultry or repeatedly hacking spareribs to separate or cube the bones, then this model is for you. Beautifully balanced, this cleaver has a comfortably long handle plus a blade "eye" for hanging when it's not in use.

Part of the Classic series, this cleaver represents two centuries of unexcelled Wüsthof craftsmanship. Like other cutlery in the series, it's hand-forged from a single piece of stainless steel for maximum strength; the hand-polished blade is exactingly calibrated to be hard enough to resist dulling yet soft enough to take a keen edge when it's honed or sharpened. Dishwasher-safe and with a traditionally shaped, ergonomically designed handle that is triple-riveted for durability, this cleaver brings a guaranteed lifetime of low-maintenance cutting to its owners. --Arthur Boehm

Technical Details

-Heavy blade is designed for chopping through bones and joints
-Synthetic handles are compression riveted to the full tang of the blade
-High Carbon German "X50CrMoV15" No Stain steel
-Heavy blade may also be used to tenderize
-Made in "The Cutlery Capital of the World" Solingen Germany
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 "Cleaver knife" 2009-12-22
By Jo
Good overall knife. It has a slight curvature so that you can rock it back and forth for slicing or dicing.


 "Great Knife" 2009-10-10
By Mr Dragon (PA USA)
This was a perfect addition to my set. Wusthof knives have been an excellent purchase for our daily use.


 "reality and expectation. What it does" 2008-04-14
By Y. xia (MW USA)
This product looks nice. Unfortunatelly, I feel it a little light and does not heavy enought to meet my expectation. May be 6-inch Cleaver just like this. If you want to use this tool to cut meat with heavy bone, then you may look for another kind of Cleaver. For meat with very light bone, it works fine.


 "You need to make a decision" 2004-04-20
By Arthur T. Szalkowski (Roselle Park, NJ United States)
As a previous reviewer noted, precut meats are readily available (and most of us use them most of the time). On the other hand, I for one am not going to pay a dollar or more a pound premium to buy a chicken that's already cut up when I can do it myself perfectly well, thank you. If you are the type that will take the extra few minutes after shopping to cut up large-quantity meat and freeze it for future use, a cleaver can save you some real money over the long run.

Having said that, this cleaver is about as good as it gets. Well-balanced, very sharp. and able to easily cut through bone, this is as good as it gets for the home kitchen. I recently upgraded from a Henckel International, and the difference is profound. While the Henckel is perfectly fine for light duty and playing "Yan Can Cook", the Wusthof is the one you want for serious business.

 "Love It!" 2004-04-10
By cat lover (MN USA)
This is my first cleaver ever and I love having it. Works great, just the right size and heft.


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