--- product_id: 2700803 title: "Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½”" brand: "winco" price: "$43.72" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Winco" url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/2700803-winco-blade-chinese-cleaver-w-wooden-handle-blade-8-x3 store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # 8" high carbon steel blade 4.5" ergonomic wooden handle Well-balanced for precision control Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” **Brand:** winco **Price:** $43.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🔪 Slice Like a Pro, Chop Like a Legend! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” by winco - **How much does it cost?** $43.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/2700803-winco-blade-chinese-cleaver-w-wooden-handle-blade-8-x3) ## Best For - winco enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted winco brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Ergonomic Wooden Handle:** Secure, comfortable grip designed to reduce fatigue during marathon meal preps—because your hands deserve the best. - • **Perfectly Balanced Design:** Effortless control and smooth chopping motions that elevate your culinary skills to pro-chef status. - • **Versatile Vegetable Mastery:** From delicate garnishes to hearty veggie prep, this cleaver outperforms standard chef’s knives—don’t miss out on this multitasking marvel. - • **Razor-Sharp High Carbon Steel:** Experience unmatched edge retention and precision slicing with a blade that stays sharp through countless kitchen battles. - • **Authentic Chinese Cleaver Craftsmanship:** A timeless kitchen essential trusted by professional chefs, blending tradition with modern durability. ## Overview The Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver features an 8" high carbon stainless steel blade paired with a 4.5" wooden handle, delivering a well-balanced, razor-sharp tool designed specifically for vegetable prep. Trusted by professional chefs and kitchen enthusiasts alike, this cleaver combines traditional craftsmanship with durable materials to offer precision, control, and long-lasting performance. Ideal for those who demand both function and authenticity in their culinary arsenal. ## Description Winco Chinese cleaver with 3.5 inch wide blade and wooden handle KC-101. High carbon steel. Wooden handle. Handle length measures 4.5". Blade length measures 8" long and 3.5" wide. Review: If yan can cook so can you - So i have alwats loved watching martin yan of tge show Yan can cook and always wanted knife skills like his. That man can chopp at a hundred miles an hour and nit even look at what he's cutting. Well i found out the clever he uses is a chinese chef's knife and this one had great reviews and was dirt cheap so i pupled the trigger. Glad i did to! Yeah it came a tad dull but a few minutes on a soft arkansas stone with some soapy water fixed that. The spine was too square as was the part directly below the handle, but some sandpaper fixed that! I'm chopping carrots super fast, getting dozens of wafer this slices without any special effort and you can kind of see through them. With little effort I'm mincing onions so small that they mostly melt into whatever I'm cooking. They're smaller than the minced onions McDonald's uses. Plus I'm chopping them fast! Just using this thing has made my knife skills improve all the way around. This is not a butcher's cleaver! It is not meant to go through bones! The chinese name for tgis knife is "cai dao" which means vegetable cutter, or vegetable knife. This knife is the exact same function as a traditional chef's knife or santoku knife. It does however do more than those. This is the all purpose knife of a chinese restaurant and professional chinese chefs. From cutting, to garnishing, to tenderizing this knife does SOOOO MUCH! It does take a keen edge. If you don't know how to sharpen a knife with a stones then you need to learn. A butcher steel isn't for sharpening or honing, it's for edge aligning. Gonna buy a second one and give this one away as this was a knife i got just to try. I abused it as i was learning it so it's scratched up pretty good. This really is a premium piece of kit. I also have a mercer chinese chef knife with a santoprene handle. The blade stock is thinner so it's a touch flexible and this one is not. This is a good, stout knife, manufactured for years of use. Do not put it in the dishwasher! Good knives should never go in a dishwasher. Nor should they ever be submerged in water. Once done they shoukd be hand washed and cleaned. They'll last decades that way. The mercer has a more premium steel but a cheaper feeling handle. I love both but this one is a bit heavier and i enjoy it. I put them in the same category of quality and love them both equally but for different reasons. Review: Excellent knife at an excellent price. - Bought on a lark while on sale, thought it was a cheap experiment. Found out that it was actually a quality kitchen tool. This knife has become indispensible for all my Asian cuisine cooking, it is just as versatile as everyone claims. Came in a plastic bag, inside a thin cardboard sleeve where it still rests. Had a great edge out of the... sleeve(?) and can take and hold a wicked sharpness throughout a cook. I hone it every time I use it, just a couple quick swipes brings it right back to an edge that rivals my chef's knives at 5x the price. The one thing I was not expecting, was the weight of this knife. It's 13 oz. or 369g by the kitchen scale, which is about twice as heavy as any of my other knives. Having that much weight though is actually a good thing, as it's the weight of the knife that does the cutting and it makes doing prep work with this knife almost effortless. Chinese chef's knives use a down-and-away motion, and this knife will go through almost everything in a single stroke, meaning less tearing of the meat (which means more tender, juicy meat). The weight also means you have tons of control, as you really have to mean to move the knife to do it. That makes doing fine work like mincing garlic really easy. It's listed as a "cleaver", but it's really not that at all (and shouldn't be used as one!). This is the quintessential tool of any Chinese kitchen, the one knife to rule them all. Always hand-washed and dried, no signs of rust at all. The actual measurements as product received by me: Overall length 12.25in, Blade: 8in x 3 3/8in width, Handle 4.25in, Total Weight 13oz. Not sure where the product listing got their measurements from. ## Features - Stainless steel blade - Provides durability and resistance to wear - Wooden handle - Offers a secure and comfortable grip - Well-balanced construction - Enhances control and reduces user fatigue - Classic design - Combines traditional craftsmanship with practical use ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B003HESNR8 | | Best Sellers Rank | #82,986 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #2 in Chinese Chef's Knives & Cleavers | | Blade Color | Silver | | Blade Edge | Plain | | Blade Length | 6.75 Inches | | Blade Material | High Carbon Stainless Steel | | Blade Material Type | High Carbon Stainless Steel | | BladeLength | 6.75 Inches | | Brand | Winco | | Brand Name | Winco | | Color | Stainless Steel (material), not a color | | Construction Type | Stamped | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,281 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00812944006297 | | Handle Material | Wood | | Included Components | (1) Meat Cleaver | | Is the item dishwasher safe? | Yes | | Item Length | 12.25 Inches | | Item Type Name | KC-101 | | Item Weight | 0.1 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Winco USA | | Manufacturer Part Number | KC-101 | | Material Type | Stainless Steel | | Model Number | KC-101 | | Size | 6.8" | | UPC | 812944006297 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | ## Product Details - **Blade Edge:** Plain - **Blade Material:** High Carbon Stainless Steel - **Brand:** Winco - **Color:** Stainless Steel (material), not a color - **Handle Material:** Wood ## Images ![Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511LTCtzFzL.jpg) ![Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71VJJ5rz8fL.jpg) ![Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21L0do-e9-L.jpg) ![Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61UbcVgaaXL.jpg) ![Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/619qZALqJDL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: What is this knife's angle of sharpness?** A: It's only an estimate, but I think about 17 °. I harpen mine with a diamond file. It holds an edge and does well with slicing things like tomatoes. I recommend this knife. **Q: Trying to sharpen this cleaver. Recommend 15 or 20 degree angle?** A: Hello, You may select a shallower angle such as 25º or 20º, but doing so is not advisable if you plan on doing a lot of chopping. A 30º angle will ensure that your blade will stay sharp for a longer period of time, especially when chopping. **Q: How long is the blade on this knife? Thanks in advance!** A: On my knife, the blade is exactly 8.0 inches long (or 20.3 cm). The widest part of the blade is just over 3 and a quarter inches (at 3 and 5/16 inches or 8.4 cm). The thickness of the metal at the back (or spine) is 3/32 of an inch (or 2 mm). **Q: What is the blade material? 3cr13? 4cr13? 5cr15mov? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_blade_materials#stainless_steel** A: The Seller describes the blade as "KC-101 High Carbon Steel...and "KC-101" is not any kind of Stainless Steel, therefore you can expect that it will rust, as some customers have stated in their reviews. Perhaps the Seller can elucidate... ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If yan can cook so can you *by C***S on January 21, 2023* So i have alwats loved watching martin yan of tge show Yan can cook and always wanted knife skills like his. That man can chopp at a hundred miles an hour and nit even look at what he's cutting. Well i found out the clever he uses is a chinese chef's knife and this one had great reviews and was dirt cheap so i pupled the trigger. Glad i did to! Yeah it came a tad dull but a few minutes on a soft arkansas stone with some soapy water fixed that. The spine was too square as was the part directly below the handle, but some sandpaper fixed that! I'm chopping carrots super fast, getting dozens of wafer this slices without any special effort and you can kind of see through them. With little effort I'm mincing onions so small that they mostly melt into whatever I'm cooking. They're smaller than the minced onions McDonald's uses. Plus I'm chopping them fast! Just using this thing has made my knife skills improve all the way around. This is not a butcher's cleaver! It is not meant to go through bones! The chinese name for tgis knife is "cai dao" which means vegetable cutter, or vegetable knife. This knife is the exact same function as a traditional chef's knife or santoku knife. It does however do more than those. This is the all purpose knife of a chinese restaurant and professional chinese chefs. From cutting, to garnishing, to tenderizing this knife does SOOOO MUCH! It does take a keen edge. If you don't know how to sharpen a knife with a stones then you need to learn. A butcher steel isn't for sharpening or honing, it's for edge aligning. Gonna buy a second one and give this one away as this was a knife i got just to try. I abused it as i was learning it so it's scratched up pretty good. This really is a premium piece of kit. I also have a mercer chinese chef knife with a santoprene handle. The blade stock is thinner so it's a touch flexible and this one is not. This is a good, stout knife, manufactured for years of use. Do not put it in the dishwasher! Good knives should never go in a dishwasher. Nor should they ever be submerged in water. Once done they shoukd be hand washed and cleaned. They'll last decades that way. The mercer has a more premium steel but a cheaper feeling handle. I love both but this one is a bit heavier and i enjoy it. I put them in the same category of quality and love them both equally but for different reasons. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent knife at an excellent price. *by D***1 on August 27, 2015* Bought on a lark while on sale, thought it was a cheap experiment. Found out that it was actually a quality kitchen tool. This knife has become indispensible for all my Asian cuisine cooking, it is just as versatile as everyone claims. Came in a plastic bag, inside a thin cardboard sleeve where it still rests. Had a great edge out of the... sleeve(?) and can take and hold a wicked sharpness throughout a cook. I hone it every time I use it, just a couple quick swipes brings it right back to an edge that rivals my chef's knives at 5x the price. The one thing I was not expecting, was the weight of this knife. It's 13 oz. or 369g by the kitchen scale, which is about twice as heavy as any of my other knives. Having that much weight though is actually a good thing, as it's the weight of the knife that does the cutting and it makes doing prep work with this knife almost effortless. Chinese chef's knives use a down-and-away motion, and this knife will go through almost everything in a single stroke, meaning less tearing of the meat (which means more tender, juicy meat). The weight also means you have tons of control, as you really have to mean to move the knife to do it. That makes doing fine work like mincing garlic really easy. It's listed as a "cleaver", but it's really not that at all (and shouldn't be used as one!). This is the quintessential tool of any Chinese kitchen, the one knife to rule them all. Always hand-washed and dried, no signs of rust at all. The actual measurements as product received by me: Overall length 12.25in, Blade: 8in x 3 3/8in width, Handle 4.25in, Total Weight 13oz. Not sure where the product listing got their measurements from. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, but not without it's faults *by D***N on April 7, 2015* Pros: -Inexpensive -sturdy -holds a pretty good edge -will last virtually forever -good solid construction Cons: -bolster side of blade is ground to sharp 90 degree bevel and scrapes the hell out of your middle finger when gripping the knife. Will lead to blisters with extended use. -knife's edge had a small frown in the blade near the tip that required extensive sharpening to remove... Poor sharpening from factory... More attention to detail should have been taken to avoid major slips like this. -blade is rather thick and therefor will not sharpen as fast or cut as well as a knife with a thinner blade. -this style of bolster and handle can harbor bacteria if not cleaned thoroughly. Also, as knife ages and laquer wears off of the handle, you should apply mineral oil to the handle to keep the wood from warping and cracking. Conclusion: This knife is surely not without it's faults, but for $11 it's a hell of a value. My chief complain is the sharp 90 degree bevel on the bolster side of the blade... I understand that the spine of these style knives are left sharp to aid in descaling fish, however they should have taken the time to smooth the bolster side of the blade where the user's fingers are going to be rubbing throughout use. I guess if you wanted to take the time you could try to smooth this with some sand paper. The other thing to watch out for is to make sure the sharpened edge of the knife has a nice consistent belly or "crest" from heal to tip. If the blade has any section where it frowns, this is not going to allow the user to completely cut through food on the cutting board because this section of the blade will not contact the cutting surface. Then you will wind up with the perverbial pieces of celery that are all strung together by one thread of material! I know everyone has been there at one point or another! lol So just make sure your edge is straight and not frowned. Other than that, it's a good knife considering the price. I'd give it a try. ## Frequently Bought Together - Winco Blade Chinese Cleaver w/ wooden handle – blade 8”x3 ½” overall length 12 ½” - Winco 8" Heavy Duty Chinese Cleaver with Wooden Handle, 3-1/2″ --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/2700803-winco-blade-chinese-cleaver-w-wooden-handle-blade-8-x3](https://www.desertcart.us/products/2700803-winco-blade-chinese-cleaver-w-wooden-handle-blade-8-x3) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*