Features:

  • MADE WITH TOP GRADE JAPANESE 3-Layer forged Steel, VG-10 cutting core, HRC 60-62 hardness for exceptional sharpness, edge retention, and durability while being easy to sharpen
  • Blade size (length x width x thickness): 6.5 inches x 3 inches x 1.8 millimeters; net weight 0.58 pound
  • Full tang design with sealed-tight, waterproof, and durable Soft TPR handle for a non-slip and comfortable grip
  • Long-lasting, sharp edge for cutting meat, fruit, and vegetables (DO NOT chop bones)
  • Crafted in ISO 9001 certified Taiwan factory with steel imported from Japan; limited lifetime warranty against defects
but is great for mincing and cutting hard vegetables and cabbage

The curved blade differs from most cleavers, but is great for mincing and cutting hard vegetables and cabbage. Bought one as a gift as well

Five Stars

Love it great addition to the normal knives in my cooking draw

good value!

"well made knife!! good value!!

Great value

Great cleaver. This knife has a sub-18 degree bevel (razor thin behind the cutting edge) and has been a great addition to our kitchen. I do a LOT of fine slicing of meat and veggies (Chinese cooking) and it’s so much easier to do these tasks with a thin cleaver. I’m fortunate to have some really great Japanese and custom knives... this knife is my go to beater over all of them. Only wish is that they used a G10 or Micarta handle and beveled the non-cutting edges on the knife. Will update this review if I have any problems with the steel or build.

Five Stars

Excellent quality blade, holds its edge.

Proper knife for dicing.

Love this knife. It has a slight curve so you can rock it along the cutting board for proper knife handling. Super sharp out of the box with good balance and nice handle.

As a professional chef, I highly recommend this knife and this brand.

As a professional chef, I use this knife for my prep and on the line every day. I use this knife for just about everything. Do not let the "light slicer" name fool you, this knife handles meats just as well as fruits and veggies. The minute I took this knife out I knew I had myself a keeper. After 15 years as a chef and as a knife enthusiast, I've been through more knives than I care to admit and this Zhen knife comes on top of all my other ones by far. I've had the chance to use a lot of different brands of professional kitchen knives in my career anything from Shun, Henckels, Wusthof, Global, Zwilling, Porsche, etc. The quality to price ratio on this knife is simply unbeatable. It performs just as well, if not better than a comparable brand such as Shun for a fraction of the cost. As far as manufacturing details go for this knife, everything is simply perfect. The handle material held my grip through and through even after having just mixed a salad with it's oily dressing, the knife never once slipped out of my hand or moved. The knife is shaving sharp straight out of the box. Most knives, even the ones that advertise as professional knives need a quick hone before their first use, but nothing of the sort here. The thinner grinding angle on the blade provides a much sharper result which is, after all, what any cook is looking for in a knife. Generally, with cleaver type knives, food has a tendency to stick to the blade, due to the width. Zhen added a frost finish on a portion of the blade which allows food to slide right off the knife, saving a lot of time and making the knife much safer to use as you do not need to touch the blade after every single cut to remove food off of it. The finish on the knife is impeccable too, a lot of knives often have very sharp corners on the spine making it quite uncomfortable when holding the knife close to the blade but the grinding has been done all over meaning the surface is smooth as can be and I experienced absolutely no discomfort even after using it 8 to 10 hours in a row, every day. If you have any doubts about a cleaver type knife or with Zhen knives in particular, let me put these doubts to rest. Larger knives are actually safer to use. The width of the blade is around double the average width of classic chef knives, this means that when you make a cut, the entire blade rests on your fingers which allows for more control over the whole knife. This prevents the knife from wobbling towards the end of the cut. The manufacturing quality of Zhen is beyond good and I would recommend this knife or any Zhen knife any day. With practice you will soon be cutting as fast as lightning and safer than ever!

Great knife.

Love this knife. Easy to use. Very sharp so take your time when using.

Great vegetable knife

I love to cook and like anyone who spends a decent amount of time in the kitchen experimenting and trying to turn our culinary delights to impress family and friends, you come to rely upon your tools. And a good knives are one of the key items. I have a few good ones that I have invested in. I wasn't so sure about a 'cleaver style' knife and if it would work for me, so I liked the price point of this, it seemed enough to get a decent knife without paying a kings randsom for something I wasn't sure I was going to like. I'm so glad I did, this is a fantastic knife. It's really light and easy to use, but the edge is razor sharp on arrival. I've had it 3 months and have used it nearly every day since then, and it hasn't needed sharpening, its still as sharp, so I'm very impressed. If you do a lot of vegetables and want to get through them fast, this is a great slicer and dicer that you won't regret and shoots way beyond the price point, its more comfortable to use and keeps an edge better than knives that I have that are 3 or 4 times the price. I recommend it to anyone.

Forged Zhen knife

Good Zhen cutting knife. Comes in a nice box and very sharp. Well made and should last a long time.

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