The vegetable cleaver, sometimes known as the Chinese chef's knife, is a powerful chopping, slicing, and dicing implement, making it a great all-rounder in the kitchen. In addition to slicing vegetables, this stainless-steel chef knife has a powerful heft that can be used to cut through large meat bones.TWIN Signature knives are precision stamped from a single piece of proprietary special formula German steel, resulting in lighter weight knives that do not compromise sharpness. Combined with the ZWILLING signature ice-hardening technique, these FRIODUR blades are harder, sharper, they will not stain or chip, and they retain their sharpness longer. To ensure an ideal cutting angle, the sharp laser-controlled edge on this professional chef knife is honed and hand-finished by the most skilled artisans. The three-rivet handle embedded with the ZWILLING logo provides optimum durability. This chef knife is a powerful all-rounder designed for all types of vegetable cuts, as well as cutting cleanly through bone Special formula high carbon NO STAIN steel One-piece precision-stamped blade for a lighter weight knife without sacrificing strength Ice-hardened FRIODUR blade on this Chinese vegetable cleaver starts sharper, stays sharper longer Ergonomic polymer handle is perfectly bonded to full tang Traditional, three-rivet design is embedded with ZWILLING logo 57 Rockwell Hardness equals excellent edge retention Edge angle 15 degrees per side Made in Germany.