Wusthof Gourmet 7" Cleaver

Got it for my homecook chef boyfriend! He said it’s the perfect weight and he’s super excited to use it! We cook a ton of food all the time so this will be a perfect addition to our kitchen 😌 We got the 7 inch since the reviews said it was heavy which is something he was looking for in a cleaver

This is a great addition to my 3 other Wusthof Classic knives. The blade is very thick and heavy, almost hatchet like. I use this mainly for processing chickens, since it takes a surprising bit of effort to decapitate them with a standard chef's knife. It is also useful for breaking down carcasses to pack your meat in meal size portions. Once I cut a grilled cheese in half with it and nearly cut my bamboo cutting board in half. Unfortunately, the knife's usefulness to me is limited to butchering which I don't actually perform all that often. When I do a process/butcher day its great to have the right tool for the the job. When not in use it makes for an eye-catching wall ornament in my kitchen, which is most of the time.

great knife! This thing has some real heft and really gets the job done.anything wusthof is worth the money IMO

If you have a big chopping job to do in the kitchen, this is the cleaver for you. It's strong, sharp and well-balanced. Love it.

This Meat Cleaver is a beast. It is everything that i was looking for! It has a great weight and balance. Constructed very well. I definitely recommend this for any meat chopping.

Great cleaver. Heavy duty. Very sharp. Only down side is that it might be a tad heavy for some users. All in all I like it. Great addition to my cutlery collection😊

I recently purchased this cleaver and was rather disappointed immediately upon opening it. The pictures I provided are self-explanitory. The first thing I noticed was that the product was placed in a package that appeared to be made for a larger knife. I lift the knife from the package and see that it is all busted up. I'm usually not tedious about damaged packaging as long as I receive a quality product. However with this being a high end knife, I was expecting more. While still not a dealbreaker, I begin to inspect the cleaver itself. I first notice that the top edge/corner of the blade looked like it had been sanded or rounded off. I checked other pictures of the cleaver and those didn't show that same resemblance. I then noticed a burr inside the hanging hole of the knife. It felt good in my hand, and I wanted it to be everything I was hoping for. I had done much research before making the purchase, and I was ready to be wowed by my Wusthof cleaver. I contacted Wusthof customer service (very helpful) and showed them the pictures to see if this is normal. They said they hadn't seen anything like it. I wanted to just accept it and make do, but considering the quality and luxury of the brand, I decided to return it and purchase from Wusthof. I work in the manufacturing field, and with all the rigorous quality control we do, I just couldn't believe that someone had given this the "okay" and passed it along to the customer. This is my first purchase from Cutlery and More, and although they have great reviews and a reliable rating, it will probably be my last.

This is a substantial cleaver and gets the job done. That being said, and I own a lot of Wusthof knives, the blade on this is soft. I sharpened it, with a Wusthof sharpener, and it took a lot of metal off the blade, a lot! The tip is now rounded after one sharpening, not sure how well it will hold up over time.

This is my first cleaver. All my knives are Wusthof and had no doubt that his cleaver would follow their reputation. Heavy cleaver. More for bigger bones. Chicken bones were of no challenge. Pork tails, easy. It is a cleaver so it is not forgiving. One wrong chop and your fingers are gone.

Came faster than expected and used it immediately! The weight is perfect. Makes cutting effortless. You get what you pay for. This is exceptional!!

Ce couteau a l’air très bonne qualité, comme tous les produits made in Germany, un peu lourd. Tout est bien mais ça me convient pas trop.

Serious chopper, if you want a good heavy cleaver this is the one. Only issue is it does not come with a blade guard so you need to keep it in the box it's in to protect the edge.

Great bone cracker. Can split whole chickens and their leg tips and wing tips, also cuts ox tails perfectly. But please make sure you have a steady surface to wack because this thing could damage counter tops with a cheap cutting board.