recommendation on a kitchen cleaver?

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  1. jafo

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    I want to buy a cleaver, not an expat one since it will be exclusively for kitchen use. Hoping to find something for 300 or less and I was hoping to use a smaller knife maker not something like shun or wusthoff. Thanks.
     
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    check out the stuff by Daado over on bladeforums or Instagram. Good forged cleavers at great prices. I have a 1/8" one coming soon
     
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    Victorinox it is what every professional line chef I know uses, but the serious question is why can’t you use an expat cleaver exclusively in the kitchen?
     
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    that one looks great. i can't find his instagram, but saw some on BF and it might be a winner
     
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    also an old vintage high carbon one would be sweet
     
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    Dalibor has one just about ready that he just sent me pics on.

    on Instagram he's @Daliborknives
     
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    old hickory.
     
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    I have the Old Hickory cleaver. It’s great and takes on a sweet patina!
     
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    I’m gonna third on the Old Hickory...
     
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    1.5” thick LOL :D
     
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    I was thinking old Hickory or Dexter Russell, unless it needs to be pretty.
     
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    On the one hand, I don't see a reason to give up Expat or Old hickory. On the other hand, there are a lot of expert reviews which help you to make the right choice. For example - this one
     
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    TM Hunt makes a cleaver from time to time.
     
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    Dexter Russell white handle or fibrox black. Available off Amazon for under a Grant I’m pretty sure. Made by people who have been doing it since the Stone Age and used by pros worldwide. You want a cleaver to cut things in the kitchen...not chop down the greatest tree in the forest withhhhhh.....;)
     
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    T M Hunt makes the greatest cleaver in the history of the world. One of the forum members here has the best of the best he made.
     
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    The "leave it" ofcourse !
     
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    pretty happy with my TM Hunt M9.
     
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    nice! i could use one of these too
     
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    I'm kind of a snob when it comes to kitchen cutlery and even though I only have a Mercer chef knife, I'd recommend either the wusthof classic or ikon (if they make a cleaver in the ikon) or a zwilling J.A. Henckles.
     

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