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10-25-2010, 12:53 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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Meat Cleavers......Anybody use em???
Thinkin about adding one to the collection but wondered if it was worth it. Are they practical? Or do they collect dust most of the time?
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10-25-2010, 12:57 PM
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is One Chatty Farker
  
Join Date: 06-21-06
Location: Lawrence, Kansas - The Great American Outback
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I use mine a couple few times a month - mostly for chopping up pork and overdone brisket for burnt ends.
I could live without it if I didn't have one - but I like having it around.
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10-25-2010, 01:01 PM
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Babbling Farker
  Join Date: 04-03-10
Location: Cypress TX
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I chase my wife around the house with one sometimes but that's about it.
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10-25-2010, 01:06 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-03-08
Location: Pearl River LA
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I'm guessing a cheap one will do since its more for chopping and not pretty slices. |
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10-25-2010, 02:41 PM
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is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 08-20-09
Location: Denton, Tx
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10-25-2010, 03:00 PM
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Found some matches.
Join Date: 07-17-09
Location: Herndon, VA
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I use a cleaver as my chef knife almost exclusively, I love the balance in my hand. One day I'll splurge and buy a Japanese cleaver.
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10-25-2010, 03:01 PM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 02-16-10
Location: San Jose, CA
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I have a cleaver from a cheap set that I bought in college - It gets used about once a month. Its most common use is due to better suited knives being dirty, but rough chops are fine.
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10-25-2010, 03:23 PM
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somebody shut me the fark up.
 
Join Date: 10-19-09
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland! (Finally Escaped Melbourne)
Name/Nickname : Bill
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I used to work in a CHinese restaurant, doing a lot of prep, during my college days. It taught me to use a cleaver for a great many things. When you're chopping a 50 pound bag of onions... you want a cleaver... no muckin around....
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10-25-2010, 03:24 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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I love my Cheap Hamilton Beach Cleaver...I use it all the time...
It really holds a good sharp edge too... |
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10-25-2010, 04:08 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-24-07
Location: visalia, ca
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chinese style cleaver is what i'm used to. very handy.
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10-25-2010, 04:17 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 11-26-08
Location: Ormond Beach, Florida
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I have a cleaver that I use a lot, for different things. sometimes just to chop veggies, onions, smash garlic.
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10-25-2010, 04:28 PM
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is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 01-14-10
Location: St. Louis, MO
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I've got a nice Henkels cleaver that I use about once every 18 months or so.
I just prefer a good chef's knife or santoku for veggie prep and I figure if I've got to "chop" something I've cooked I REALLY did something wrong and it's probably not worth eating anyway.
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10-25-2010, 04:39 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-24-08
Location: Appleton, Wi
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I have the 13.5" Kiwi Knives cleaver and I realy like it ...... here's a link to the site
http://www.wokshop.com/HTML/products...wi-knives.html
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10-25-2010, 04:44 PM
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Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 12-01-08
Location: Lexington, KY
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I have a pretty sturdy cheapo cleaver I got at an online restaurant store, similar to this one:
 Does the trick quite well and was under 15$. I probably use it 1-2 times a month for heavy chopping or breaking down a chicken. |
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10-25-2010, 04:54 PM
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is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-22-07
Location: Lincoln NE
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I have one. Use it to chop up jerk chicken
That's it. |
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