Dalstrong 7" Butcher Meat Cleaver Knife-Gladiator Series-Razor Sharp - Forged High Carbon German Steel Giftable Kitchen Knife - Black Handle-w/Sheath- NSF Certified

When I received my DALSTRONG knife, the first thing I noticed was the high quality the packaging. The box was extremely well made and the fit and finish was perfect. The inner box was wrapped by an outer sleeve, and it took some work to slide the box out. The knife box was very well crafted, which is rare these days. Most companies would skimp on the packaging, but you can tell that DALSTRONG feels very strongly about the quality of anything with their name on it. That says a lot, people. Upon opening the box, I was impressed that my Gladiator Series Cleaver was firmly secured in a rubberized form contained within the box. The knife was also secured within a protective sheath. I removed the knife from said sheath and was impressed with the shine and beautiful finish on the knife. The knife is very well made and heavy. No cheap, poor quality Chinese steel here. The blade was razor sharp, with a near mirror finish, and the well crafted handle felt good in my hand. Very balanced. I have very large hands, but this knife felt very substantive and comfortable.I couldn't wait to use it. I normally use standard chef's knives and not a large cleaver. I will use this knife primarily for chopping vegetables and splitting chicken. We eat a lot of vegetables with every meal, and I separate or split whole chickens 2-3 times a week, so it will get used almost daily. This was my first DALSTRONG purchase. I separated two whole chickens and diced mirepoix and some potatoes with ease. The knife did all the work and it made quick work of the chicken and vegetables. I cleaned the knife with hot water and soap and quickly dried it and placed it back in it's sheath and box, which fits nicely into my cutlery drawer. I'm very particular about my tools and keep everything from my shoes to my car in excellent condition. DALSTRONG makes it easy to store and keep an edge on this knife with their packaging. I am not a professional chef, but I know my way around the kitchen and will use this knife to prepare meals for my family. I would highly recommend this knife and I certainly will be buying more products from DALSTRONG. I can see that this knife will easily last many, many years. I'm big on quality cutlery and couldn't be happier. This type of quality would be a value at twice the price.

I bought this for my coworker as a gift. Both of us are chef and both of us were satisfied by this product. When we first got it, we sharpend it with our hand with sharpening blde form 250# 1000# 3000# 5000# to 12000#. It has strong thick blade-works proper to chop and slice a meat, veges. We’ve tested with a lots of ingredients at our restaurant, and it’s still sharp that means it’s made with very soild steal and also satisfied with that. Can handle heavy and rough works. It’s weight is 454 gram and well balanced. And what i liked most of this product is beatuiful outlooks. It has very sensetive and lean outlooks compared to other cleaver but its outlook doen’t make less its working ablity. And beautiful girp is very comfortable to use it. It’s a little bit short than we used to use but work fine. What i disappointed most is in amazon dalstrong doesn’t ship shogun or phantom products to korea. At first time, what i wanted was that product especially my boning and filleting knife. I wish you guys start ship that products to korea someday.

Hello everyone, I just received this beautiful hunk of German steel in the mail! First Impressions: very nicely packaged, worthy of gifting. The cleaver seems well made, fit and finish are good except the wood on either side of handle don't perfectly align, meaning if blade is resting on cutting board and you look straight down at top of handle the right side wood of handle goes toward blade maybe a millimeter further than left. No big deal for me just worth noting. I don't see any gaps between wood of handle and metal which is a good thing. Today I made a butternut squash soup and using this cleaver to break down the squash was way easier than using my chef knife. I basically purchased this cleaver to use like a very large nakiri vegetable knife for large produce; think whole heads of cabbage and the butternut squash I just mentioned. The cleaver seems sharp but not as sharp as say a Japanese chef knife but it's a trade off here, this is a very robust blade and you need an edge that holds up to very heavy use without the very annoying "chipping" phenomenon that plagues some razor blade edge chefs knives. This cleaver appears like it should not have that problem. The spine of the blade is squard and not rounded so pinch grip is not as comfortable and the edges of spine and fairly sharp. I don't mind in this case I do use the back of the spine for scraping so for me it works to have a slightly sharp edge, plus you don't risk dulling your edge prematurely. Overall I am very happy with this Cleaver it performed well for my intended use of it. I did not receive this item free in exchange for review, however I did purchasen this cleaver of a lightning deal for a reduced price. Thanks for puttingmup with my ramblings if you've made it this far. I will update this review as I use it more.

I bought my wife a set of SHUN Premiere knives which I am uncomfortable using. I wanted a personal knife for when I make my chili and help out when smoking/ BBQing. I exhausted the internet, as I usually do every time I make a purchase, and kept coming back to the DALSTRONG. For the price, it was worth a try. It is a beautifully packaged, well presented knife. So far I find it well constructed and well balanced. Just a bit heavier than I initially wanted (I really wanted just a vegetable cleaver) but I ended up using it to cube up some beef for a chili and it worked perfectly. The added weight helped as it cut through the meat. A quick rinse and I moved on my vegetables. Very nice. I am a big guy with big hands and the cleaver was very easy to manipulate. I would definitely buy this brand again. Considering this is their entry level knives, I would be very curious to see just how nice their top of the line series is. I love our SHUN's but this brand could save hundreds of dollars. An AMAZON purchase always adds comfort too

First impression is as follows. I like the knife it feels great in the hand. Its blade heavy as expected just due to the nature of the knife. When I first got the package there seemed to be water damage inside the package wrapping. I was slightly worried the knife might have recieved some form of damage due to the water. Once I opened the package I was quite happy with the sight I saw the knife was flawless from a distance. Specially in it's nice bpa free sheath. Pull it out of the sheath and inspect the blade it looks pretty nice great finish the edge is nice and sharp it looks as though its ground to 16 degrees one side and a bit less on the other. During my further inspection I believe I might have a small crack in the blade. For me not a terrible deal but for a kitchen or a shop this might not work with that type of heavy use. Packaging includes; 1. Knife 1. sheath 1. Shirt pin 1. Care booklet

This cleaver arrived ahead of time (during the Holiday time)!! The packaging is attractive and study. The cleaver is of very high quality and workmanship. Once unpacked, I washed it and started to take it for a test run. This is a well balanced, well made item. A bit heavy, but this was an advantage for cutting up and coring apples. I will be trying it out on butternut squash later. The balance is good, slightly handle-heavy, but in no way was this a problem. I zoomed through the apples and went on to carrots. No issues at all. I have never used a cleaver before, so I am going to have to develop my technique. Even so, chopping the carrots was intuitive. The cleaver was very sharp out of the box, but I always hone any new blade. Very, very sharp as shipped. The honing did not help much, so I know they did a fantastic job at the factory. I am very satisfied with this purchase. The only issue I have, and that is a very small one, is that it seems a little heavy. I have no doubt that I could cut through chicken bones with no problem. Heavier than my current chef's knife, but not unduly so. With practice and more use, I will get use to it. This is a great item. Dalstrong created a winner!

This cleaver is amazing. It is strong, sturdy and very well made. This is a heavy duty cleaver! The cleaver is nine inches. The blade is very sharp and cuts extremely well. This cleaver makes it simple and efficient to butcher up meat products. It helps me save time when I am preparing dinner. The cleaver is heavy and will cut/chop through almost anything. The cleaver glides through steak, porch and chicken effortlessly, it is so nice to have a knife like this. I also used this cleaver to cut thin, fine cuts of turkey for sandwiches and it did a great job. It is so big that it doesn't take a lot of effort at all. The cleaver did not need sharpening at all it came very sharp. I would highly recommend this cleaver it is a well made, high end knife. The cleaver arrived in a nice, decorative box and would be a wonderful gift for someone. You will not be disappointed with this cleaver.

Good quality, very sharp.

Excellent product, next day delivery

Beau packaging, le couperet est fourni avec un pin's et d'autres gadgets, couteau assez lourd malgré sa petite taille ce qui renforce l'effet de qualité. Il est arrivé aiguisé (sans être non plus un véritable rasoir), largement suffisant pour la plupart des applications qu'on peut en avoir. La lame est fortement arrondie ce qui la rend utilisable pour couper des légumes, des herbes rapidement à la manière d'un couteau de chef. Le couteau peut également être utilisé en couperet vu son poids mais la lame arrondie et la petite taille peut être un problème dans ce cas. Très jolies finitions, classique avec cette marque. 5 étoiles car j'aime le format de ce petit couperet et que pour un peu moins de 30€ la qualité du packagin m'a vraiment étonné.

Robusto e super tagliente

Le hachoir que tout cuisto rêve d’ut

Un pieza hermosa y muy útil en el restaurante, es un tipo de machete ligero porque aunque esté catalogado como cuchillo no lo es, tiene un peso intermedio de 770 gramos y es excelente para hacer cortes de carne, pero ojo no lo recomiendo para cortar huesos duros como el de la pierna o espaldilla porque se va a dañar, para ese caso busquen otra variante de mínimo 1 kg y con hoja de 6mm.