Meat Cleavers

Somewhere between “I’ll just use my chef’s knife” and “why is there bone dust on my ceiling” lies the exact moment most home cooks realise they need a proper bone chopping cleaver. It’s not a dramatic realisation. It usually happens mid-stew, wrist aching, standard kitchen knife wedged sideways in a lamb shank like Excalibur in … Read more

A meat cleaver is a heavy, rectangular-bladed kitchen knife designed to split bone, break down whole cuts of meat, and crush or flatten ingredients using the weight of the blade rather than sawing pressure. Unlike a chef’s knife, its job isn’t finesse — it’s controlled force, delivered through a thick spine and a broad edge. … Read more