Cleavers are fun, but let’s be honest, you better have Ninja Reflexes and aim to slap a joint on a chicken wing with that beast!
However, what most people don’t understand is, the cleaver is not just a big axe! You CAN rock it and make gentle cuts. For example, have your wing out, spread the tip away from the middle piece, rest the point of your cleaver on the cutting board so that that blade is over the joint, and then push down on the handle of your cleaver so that the blade cuts through the joint. The heft of the cleaver will make this an easy cut, and using the tip on the cutting board as your hinge point makes it a very controllable cut.
Basically, you can use the cleaver as a Chef’s knife…..and many cooks do……they aren’t just axes, but that is an option!
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