TUO Vegetable Cleaver- Chinese Chef’s Knife - Stainless Steel Kitchen Cutlery - Pakkawood Handle - Gift Box Included - 7 inch - Fiery Phoenix Series

I've used this 7-inch Chinese Chef's knife for a couple of months or so. It was received sharp out of the box. This knife is quite visually impressive, well finished, attractive, and easy to handle. Packaging was more than acceptable too. The shape of the blade combined with the luster of the Pakkawood handle is stunning and immediately captured my attention. Its looks begged me to search for finishing flaws. I couldn't find any. The fit and finishing of my 7-inch Vegetable Cleaver is impeccable. The balance point seems to be located perfectly at the location of my pinch grip just forward of the bolster, which is remarkable for a cleaver-type blade. The push cut performance of this knife on vegetables is really great. You would expect this knife to excel at chopping...and it truly does. It's edge and it's heft make quick work of carrots and potatoes while it's still nimble and sharp enough to slice delicate herbs such as Italian Parsley. I like using this TUO Vegetable Cleaver knife so much, it has quickly become my go-to knife and it remains within immediate reach of the cutting board. Honing on the Chef'sChoice Pronto Pro Diamond Hone 4643 keeps this knife in wonderful shape. This knife is an excellent value and I think most home cooks like me will be very pleased with this TUO Chinese vegetable cleaver. Other than a multiple knife discount for purchasing several TUO Fiery Phoenix series knives at the same time as this purchase, I've not been compensated in any way for my review. In truth, since this purchase, I now very much favor TUO knives and own a variety of knives from TUO's Fiery Phoenix series, the B&W series, and I even bought three knives from the TUO Ring series. GOOD stuff!UPDATE, 9/27/17: I am so impressed with this particular knife, I purchased my second 7-inch Vegetable Cleaver during a Lightning Deal. I felt I wanted a spare on hand in case this production knife was discontinued in the far-off future. If TUO Cutlery were to produce this particular blade shape in VG-10 steel with a Damascus finish, I would purchase it in a heartbeat. This knife is just stellar as is! But a VG-10 steel blade with a Damascus finish will make this knife even more appealing than the current Five-star rating this knife has already earned to date.

Bought this along with TUO Vegetable knife and I am in love with both. Very well built with quality material on both blade and handle and it looks amazing. Cleaver has a bit extra weight (design intent) as this make it perfect for chopping veggies into very small/fine pieces. Extremely sharp. I can almost make a tomato puree with this in seconds.

This is such a great kitchen tool. It is the sharpest knife I’ve ever owned. I have owned one for a while and I bought this one as a gift for my son who loves to cook.

This is a very well made cleaver. I like its weight, handle, and shape which allows knife-type cuts but importantly "push" type cuts and using the off-hand to help the blade through whatever you are cleaving. Its German stainless which I think is 1.4116 -- an OK softish steel, but works well for a cleaver which prizes toughness over holding a razor edge. Its easy to sharpen in any event. Overall this is a solid step up from run-of-the-mill cleavers and works well.

I had my doubts about this knife. I have for years used a 7" nakiri knife as my every day knife. I like it a lot but the handle isn't super comfortable. The vegetable cleaver arrived well packaged, undamaged, and very sharp. I've used in now for almost 3 months and it has become my daily use knife. It took a little getting used to with the greater depth of blade but the handle is comfortable, it has a nice heft, and after nearly 3 months of daily use it is still very sharp (with use on an end grain cutting board). I recommend this knife for both the quality and value.

This is a beautiful and very functional knife. It's a pleasure to use.

Very good quality, and very sharp

I use this product almost daily for routine kitchen cutting tasks. I was originally attracted to Serbian chef knives, but they are made of high carbon steels that rust easily if you don't keep them oiled. This knife is stainless steel, so not a problem, but the shape is similar to a Serbian chef knife and has the same function. You can slice veggies, meat, barbecue with ease, and the broad blade can be used to transfer from cutting board to pan.The handle fits nicely in the hand and the knife is well balanced. The photos make it seem as if made from wood, but is really some kind of durable plastic (maybe a wood laminate?), but at least it is dishwasher safe.Note that this is a knife, not a cleaver(despite its shape). I have a cleaver, which is much thicker and heavier and can't be used for routine cutting classes.