Review on 🔪 KITORY Chinese Traditional Hand Forged Carbon Steel Cleaver 8.66" - Ideal Knife for Chefs: Cooking Vegetables and Unfrozen Meat (D8) by Natalie Gregory

As they say "You get what you pay for". Don't expect much from this $20 knife. Mine arrived very well packaged, a small note card in the box. The large surface was covered in some kind of black oily substance that I had to rub off to remove, I didn't want it touching the food. Hand wash and dry, place in rack to complete air drying. The next day the blade developed small rust spots as well as a lot along the top edge. I tried cutting some test vegetables with a knife, it cut easily, turned out to be very sharp, but left black streaks all over it. The wooden pencil is very uncomfortable in my hand, so I held a large flat area in my hand, even the fingers were black! Washed and scrubbed again, dried very well again, at least that's what I thought. The next day more traces of rust. Tried a few more test veggies, still a few black bars! nothing on my hands Since this thing is a rust magnet and leaves black marks on my food, it will stay in a drawer until I get rid of it. I like that kind of knife but not this one. Can't recommend, sorry.