The curved blade of a chef knife allows it rock back and forwards on a chopping board, which makes it the perfect tool for chopping and dicing lots of vegetables at once. The broad heel area means it can stand up to more pressure during heavy-duty chopping work, which is useful for cutting thicker or harder foods, like potatoes, onions, or parsnips.

A great all-rounder, a chef knife is one of the most versatile knives in the kitchen, perfect for everyday dicing and mincing tasks.

A cleaver is used to chop up raw meat, either as part of the butchery process or to divide it into smaller portions before cooking. The large, heavy design means that it can even cut through bone, making it one of the best knives for raw meat prep.

Given its bulky size, this sort of knife is generally only used on raw meat, rather than cooked food. The broad, flat, heavy surface of cleavers can also come in handy for crushing garlic cloves or ginger against a chopping board.

Technical specifications

Chef knife 9.5″

• Blade width = 49 mm / 1.93″
• Thickness = 1.7 mm / 0.067″
• Blade Lenght = 241 mm / 9.49″
• Lenght = 377 mm / 14.84″
• Handle Lenght = 136 mm / 5.35″
• Net Weight = 234 g / 8.25 oz

Cleaver

• Blade width = 73 mm / 2.87″
• Thickness = 2 mm / 0.079″
• Blade Lenght = 188 mm / 7.40″
• Lenght = 324mm / 12.75″
• Handle Lenght = 136 mm / 5.35 “
• Net Weight = 279 g / 9.84 oz