ZWILLING HENCKELS Classic Razor-Sharp 6-inch Meat Cleaver Knife, German Engineered Informed by 100+ Years of Mastery, Black/Stainless Steel

From very long past experience with many Henckels Classics, it's exactly what I expected: super sharp, well-balanced, and comfortable to hold. Super sturdy, clean, and handles well. I primarily bought it for large jobs like heads of cabbage, full-sized fish, large cuts of meat, frozen foods, and so on. Have even used it to chop pork ribs into smaller pieces for my dogs. Have to hit harder than expected, but it cut them cleanly. Love, love, love Henckels Classic! They hold an edge well and are always a joy to use. My only problem is that my knife block is already full, so had to move the carving knife and carving fork to make room for this new gem!

It's very similar to my dad's Cleaver from Utica New York! Kutmaster love that knife! I know I'll appreciate this new one to.

Nice feel and weight - extremely sharp - cut right through a turkey joint with no effort!

Just used it for the first time the other night; it was a sheer joy to use! Can't comment on how long it holds its edge, since I just started using it, but the weight and balance of the blade and handle is perfect. I used it to crush garlic, dice tough daikon radish, and slice through fried aburage tofu. It crushed, diced, and sliced beautifully. I was concerned about the weight of this when I ordered it, since I'm not that big or strong and consequently struggle with heavy or unwieldy kitchen apparatus. But it feels PERFECT. It's just light enough so I can flourish it about on the chopping board like I would my smaller long bladed kitchen knife, but heavy enough so that the weight of it was perfect for crushing garlic for flavor when I turned it on its side. The handle has a comfortable grip, with no fear of accidentally slipping or dropping when grabbing it. All in all, extremely worth the price, highly recommended if you are serious about cooking and/or intend to do a lot of Asian (especially Chinese) cooking.

This thing comes razor sharp and the edge lasts a long time. Sharpens up well when the time comes... everything you'd expect from a Henckels blade. My only complaint is with the handle. The edge of the tang is not quite flush with the handle pieces on each side. When you run your hand crossways over the top of the handle you feel that tang edge. And it's a square edge, not rounded over, so it feels sharp. It's not something that really comes into play while using the blade, it's just a fit & finish thing. It's not a defect I would have expected from a blade of this price and brand. Given all the 5 stars reviews and no other mention of this problem it seems probable that I just happened to get a slightly faulty knife. Manufacturing defects happen. On the whole I'm happy with the purchase and I'd buy it again. I use it for 90% of the kitchen work I do, and find it's a great all-rounder. Not too big, not too small. Fair price.

Nice size and weight. Puts my old cusineart knife to shame.

**EDIT**This cleaver is great I use it nearly every day If I leave it on the cutting board everyone uses it for everything. I have touched up the edge with a steel I am very picky about the edge on a knife I'm using. this is a great cleaver***END EDIT* This Cleaver is heavy and feels strong it was sharper than I expected right out of the box as I generically need to sharpen a new blade before first use This Cleaver is thick and I think it will not bend in use it worked perfectly on cutting lamb chops, and chopping a roasted chicken up If it holds the edge it will be my go Cleaver I will look and buy more J.A. HENCKELS INTERNATIONAL knifes if this one holds up as it looks to.

True to its Zwilling heritage this cleaver is fantastic. The weight and heft are superb. And it is made in Spain - not China! A great product at a super price.

Good product. Feel is also nice. The postage was terrible. No fault of the seller

I have used the 6 inch clever for about a week now and very happy it. It is very sharp. Feels very solid in your hands, yes it has a little weight to it but that just helps with the cutting, as its so sharp. The only disappointing thing about it was , the is no edge protector, when you want to put it way. Would have been nice to have with it, maybe with their future sales they should include a edge protector.

Really high quality product

all was great and at a good price point

It was very sharp and chopped rabbit with almost no effort.