Zwilling Pro 6 Inch Meat Cleaver

This is an excellent cleaver for those who really like to get in to the nitty-gritty of cooking. If you are like me, trained to believe that the best way to use a chicken is to start with a whole one, then this knife is worthy of your time.It is part of the Pro line; it features an innovative design - and angled bolster for a firm pinch grip. It is thick and weighted so that when I bring it down on a chicken or lamb or even a pork rib bone, it goes right through. One stroke. I love it. I also love that it cleans up easily. Soap, water, dry and ready for the next use.I would like one just a little bigger, otherwise it would have gotten 5 stars.

I received a dull meat cleaver. My Amazon meat cleaver $30 does a better job that this $199 sad cleaver. Extremely disappointing and mad. I attached pictures, first using Zwilling chef knife, then Zwilling meat cleaver unable to cut orange, then my Amazon meat cleaver for proof.

I haven't used it yet or opened the packaging, but it arrived in good condition. It seems like it would be a good homesteader tool if you lived in a remote part of Idaho or Montana and had to process your own farm animals. As far as cleaning Zwilling knives, I would caution anyone if you got too close to the edge of the blade while cleaning. I cut myself on my 4 star chef knife the other day and had to get my right index finger medical super glued. So, I might use a knife cutting glove for protection. I am surprised that Zwilling doesn't sell metal fiber knife gloves for people who occasionally get an attention lapse or for self insurance. You can buy generic ones on Amazon for people who process their own fish, but I doubt that they would protect you from the meat ... MoreI haven't used it yet or opened the packaging, but it arrived in good condition. It seems like it would be a good homesteader tool if you lived in a remote part of Idaho or Montana and had to process your own farm animals. As far as cleaning Zwilling knives, I would caution anyone if you got too close to the edge of the blade while cleaning. I cut myself on my 4 star chef knife the other day and had to get my right index finger medical super glued. So, I might use a knife cutting glove for protection. I am surprised that Zwilling doesn't sell metal fiber knife gloves for people who occasionally get an attention lapse or for self insurance. You can buy generic ones on Amazon for people who process their own fish, but I doubt that they would protect you from the meat cleaver. For the meat cleaver you would need to find an armor hand protector from the middle ages which would probably be on display in one of those castles somewhere in Europe. If the Zwillling group could make an armor glove for your hand made out of butcher block wood that would protect you blade and your hand. I might have to look up the local codes in my area to see if I can raise chickens or turkeys now that I have this cleaver, but if I decided to become a vegetarian it would probably cut through hard winter squash or extra firm tofu or walnuts and chestnuts just fine too.