Cutluxe Cleaver Knife – 7″ Meat Cleaver, Butcher Knife for Meat Cutting – German Steel Blade, Full Tang, Ergonomic Handle Design – Artisan Series

I’ve been wanting to add a cleaver to my kitchen tools for a long time. After impulse buying a used low end cleaver with a damaged blade I was happy to find this hybrid cleaver/chefs knife option. I added it to my cart from my “wish list” when its already low price dropped in advance of Black Friday. I received it quickly – in time for Thanksgiving prep on Wednesday. Wow! It’s beautifully and carefully packaged. I especially appreciated the packaging care because It’s really sharp! It was a pleasure chopping 12 pounds of root vegetables and crushing 4 heads of garlic with its sharp and yet broad blade. I treated the knife with care because it’s so much sharper than the chefs knife I’ve used for 40 years. The full tang design seems like one that will last me a lifetime. A small detail that caused me to choose the hybrid knife over the traditional cleaver is the hole near the top of its blade. I have a rack over my kitchen island from which I hang all of my frequently used kitchenware. I am happy to have this new knife hanging (for its sake and my safety) close at hand but out of the way.