Cleavers can be used for everything from butchering meat to slicing and julienning vegetables.
EQUIPMENT // Cleaver
Cleaver Flat side can be used for crushing garlic and herbs and spices
Aim to make contact with ingredient with the top third of the blade
Caidao are used for slicing vegetables or strips of meat
The Chinese chef’s knife closely resembles the shape of a cleaver and Tough edge
is called caidao
can withstand impact of hacking motion
Cleaver edges are blunter than other knives due to sheer weight
Thick blade is designed to cut through bone, cartilage and thicker cuts of meat
Wooden handle ensures knife can be handled comfortably
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