Description
Blade: 8″ AEB-L stainless steel
Handle: Stabilized curly maple, micarta, brass
The cai dao or Chinese cleaver is the all-purpose cooking knife of one of the largest populations in the world. Don’t let the word “cleaver” fool you; the blade on this knife is thin and light, as compared with the chunkier Western style cleaver. This is an extremely tall knife, with a blade over 3″ from edge to spine. With practice, this makes it ideal for all sorts of tasks. Some cai dao feature a totally straight edge. Mine feature a slight rise toward the point to enable a rocking cut, not something you can typically do with one of these.