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Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers
Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers

金合利剁刀

Maestro Wu Artillery Steel Chinese Cleavers

$115.00
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Description

Maestro Wu hand forges knives from salvaged artillery shells fired on Taiwan by mainland China since the early 1900s. Artillery steel makes a strong blade not prone to rusting or chipping. These classic Chinese knives and cleavers are renowned across the world by the Taiwanese diaspora for quality and craftsmanship. View our full Maestro Wu collection here.

Our Maestro Wu Chinese Cleavers are the most important items in our kitchen. We offer two styles: a classic Chinese Vegetable Cleaver, for quick and agile work, and a Meat Cleaver, for butchering and cutting through bones. Chinese Cleavers come in many different thicknesses, and while each one is incredibly versatile and can be used in many ways, their thickness dictates what they're best suited for.

The Chinese Vegetable Cleaver or 菜刀 is a relatively thin and light cleaver, best for chopping and slicing vegetables and meats. It's incredibly versatile, and the knife we reach for most often.

Though similar in use case to the Chinese Chef's Knife, this knife has a flatter shape designed for fast chopping (vs rocking), no tip, and lots of surface area for picking up ingredients from the cutting board and transferring them into the wok.

The midweight 1lb Maestro Wu meat cleaver is designed for butchery and heavy kitchen tasks, like chopping through chicken and pork bones, halving that winter melon, or the ultimate garlic and cucumber smash. It is heavier and much less nimble than the Vegetable Cleaver.

Maestro Wu Knives has been operating on Kinmen island since the 1930s. They experienced material shortages during the Second World War and begin to collect spent artillery shells as a source of steel. Their knives are still made from shells; millions were fired on Kinmen island by China during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958.

Wanting to give this as a gift? It’s bad luck in Taiwan to gift knives for fear of cleaving the relationship. But don’t let that stop you from getting this perfect knife to your loved one. We suggest asking the recipient for pocket change or a small object as a trade—skip the bad mojo.

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