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Chinese cleaver / cai dao / chuka-bocho knifes are awesome!

I own a Tojiro Fuji Cutlery Chinese Style Cleaver.

![stock image](https://images.travisshears.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL2NoaW5lc2UtY2hlZi1rbmlmZS9zdG9jay1pbWFnZS1lN2RhMTJjNy0xMTQwLTQ5YzctYTUxYS1jYmEzMWJmM2EzMDgifQ==)

![mine](https://images.travisshears.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL2NoaW5lc2UtY2hlZi1rbmlmZS9taW5lLWFiNzJkNzhiLTg4Y2ItNDMwMi05NDE3LTdjNmMxNzdiZDRmMyJ9)

## My search

My notes from when I was looking for one to purchase.

My search criteria:

- Wooden handle that would sort of match my Japanese knives.
- Stainless steel. The harder Japanese knives with VG10 are cool but more prone to chips and chips on a big cleaver shape seem more problematic to me.

- [German dude who is hyped on this knife shape](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXxnNgRWspI)
- [We Reviewed 10 Chinese Cleavers—Our Favorites Were All Under $100](https://www.seriouseats.com/chinese-cleaver-kitchen-knife)
- [Brands](https://oishii-desu.com/2021/11/11/the-best-japanese-knife-brands/)

From what I've seen the CCK and Stainless steel Tojiro are some of the best.

### CCK

CCK Small Cleaver KF1303

- [chefknivestogo](https://www.chefknivestogo.com/cckcleaver2.html)
- http://chanchikee.com/
- https://www.ebay.com/itm/175534919350

![CCK Knife](https://dq0ex69fvhx9z.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL2Njay1rbmlmZS1hZWRjMGIyZi05Mzc4LTRlYWYtYjAyMS1mOGU5MzY2Y2NjNjgtY2NrLmpwZWcifQ==)

118.19 EUR Shipped to DE

### Stainless steel Tojiro

~50 EUR

I think sometimes it is soled under the Fuji name, Fuji Cutlery FA-70.

- https://knifewear.com/en-de/collections/chuka-bocho/products/tojiro-wanhutei-chinese-cleaver-175mm
- https://store.177milkstreet.com/products/tojiro-japanese-stainless-steel-cleaver
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KMOsS3Oy3k

![Tojiro Stainless Steel Chinese](https://dq0ex69fvhx9z.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL3Rvamlyby1zdGFpbmxlc3Mtc3RlZWwtY2hpbmVzZS0yNmVkZDc2YS01NmQ5LTQ2MzktODY2Ny01NDM1ZTJkY2I4YTctVG9qaXJvX1N0YWlubGVzc19TdGVlbF9DaGluZXNlLmpwZWcifQ==)

### Roselli

Finish? With decent wooden handle

https://de.roselli.fi/collections/kitchen-knives/products/chinesisches-kuchenmesser

![Roselli knife](https://dq0ex69fvhx9z.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL3Jvc2VsbGkta25pZmUtZWNiNzI0NGYtNzFiZS00YTI2LWJjZDgtMDUzMjU0MTU3OTI4LXJvc2VsbGkuanBlZyJ9)

### Tojiro Chinesischer Hackmesser

This is the expensive Tojiro made with VG10.

- https://tojiro.net/product/9464/
- https://mygoodknife.com/de/shop/tojiro-dp-cobalt-chinese-knife-thin-blade-22-5-sm-f-921/
- https://mygoodknife.com/de/shop/tojiro-chinese-kitchen-knife-22-sm-f-223/ or with regular handle 
- https://mygoodknife.com/de/shop/tojiro-dp-cobalt-chinese-knife-22sm-f-920/ another with wood handle

![Tojiro Knife](https://dq0ex69fvhx9z.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmF2aXNzaGVhcnMuaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiaW1hZ2Utc2VydmljZS9jb29raW5nL3Rvamlyby1rbmlmZS00MzNkYWE3NS04NmMzLTQ4YjAtOGI1MC01OTFhOGRkYTljYWMtaGFja21lc3Nlcl90b2ppcm8uanBlZyJ9)

### JP knives

Quite a few different options on jp-knives.com

- https://jp-knives.com/products/st-803-670
- https://jp-knives.com/products/st-803-809
- https://jp-knives.com/products/skk-f-801
- https://jp-knives.com/products/mh_ts-101_40871

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