Review on 🔪 ZHEN Japanese VG-10 3-Layer Forged High Carbon Stainless Steel Light Slicer Chopping Chef Butcher Knife/Cleaver: A Reliable 6.5-inch TPR Handled Cutting Tool by Roger King

First Impression Decent shiny cardboard box with a very useful light Cai Dao inside. Unfortunately the cleaver had a really bad factory edge and water stains all over it. ==========Pros===========- Awesome steel! I had Tojiro DP; This cleaver is similar in that it's definitely layered and has a VG-10 core - Lightweight and surprisingly VERY easy to hand sharpen. fall easily through food when moving sideways due to their weight and thinness. Regular trimming and slicing with this knife will not be difficult. The joints of the chicken bones practically come loose on their own. Easily cuts any slippery skin. The handle does get a bit slippery with oil, but works quite well as a handle. Cozy. After many hours of leash preparation, this knife tires me less than my trusty 8-inch Victorinox Fibrox knife. - The factory edge is terrible and very uneven. Like a teenager picking up a power tool. Be sure to sharpen. Please. This knife shines after a good reprofiling. I chose zero loops for general "sharpness" and then micro bevel for durability. When I received the knife it had a bunch of water stains on it. ------------------ Thoughts- ---------------- I've had knives in this price range for years, I do semi-professional cooking and cutting many different things in restaurant kitchens. This knife is definitely there. It outperforms my Victorinox Fibrox, Tojiro DP and even my Messermeister Meridian Elite. I'm not particularly afraid to use this knife on chicken bones; I noticed that even after cooking 3 pounds of chicken wings, bones and all, the knife didn't chip and retained its sharpness very well, perhaps due to the sheer amount of steel a Chinese cleaver has. But right now I'm cooking Chinese food. All I can say is that this knife is perfect for that. Oddly enough, it's more versatile and easier to use than mid-range western chef's knives! This knife is intuitive; I was able to easily make the cuts I normally make with a western profile knife after an hour of getting used to it. It's really fun when this giant piece of metal flies through vegetables and meat! Again, please sharpen and reuse. This knife deserves it.