Imarku Cleaver Knife

[JEBar]

just checked the edge on our Imarku Cleaver-Knife and it was still very sharp ..... pulled its edge five times through the "Fine" side of the Imarku sharpener .... it passed through smoothly ..... checked the edge and my subjective impression is, the edge did seem to be a bit sharper .... saying right up front that it may well not have been because my impression could easily have been influenced by the hope that it would .... I do know this, the edge sure wasn't any duller .... too early to tell how the sharpener will perform when the edge has gotten pretty dull

[MuddyWaters62]

Jim, I would recommend not letting the edge get dulled. After a couple of uses, touch up on the Fine side of sharpener. Just saying.

Muddy Waters 67

[JEBar]

I couldn't agree more .... over time I've found that to be wise with most blades .... the "fine" honing side of the sharpener appears to be very fine indeed .... my hope is to keep the blade's edge in a condition that it never needs to be run through the "Coarse" side

[JEBar]

I've found our 7" Imarku Cleaver Knife to be an excellent tool .... so much so that I ordered 2 of their Professional Chef's Knifes, a 6-Inch and 8" .... they have a good balance and feel good in my hand .... the grip of the Cleaver is very different than that of their Chef's Knives .... the best description I can think of is the Chef's Knives is they have an old school feel .... out of their boxes, the Chef's Knives don't seem to be as sharp as the Cleaver but that is a subjective impression .... I plan to use them this even for slicing onions, peppers and other things .... looking forward to working with them



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[JEBar]

UPDATE :

OK .... I was way off about the out of the box sharpness of these new Chef's knives .... they are scary sharp, every bit as sharp as the cleaver .... sliced through an onion and bell pepper without resistance .... their cutting edges aren't straight .... rather slightly curved and that really helps with chopping .... color me impressed ...

[JEBar]

imarku collection shown top to bottom :

8" Chef's knife

7" Cleaver Knife

6" Chef's knife

add in our

Uncle Henry Fillet Knife

Buck 110 Folding Hunter

and you have the knives I currently reserve for food preparation

[Sir Henry]

Thanks for the review.

[JEBar]

I don't know of any other food prep blades that I have any interest in purchasing at this time .... that said, I learned long ago that its usually best to never say never .... in my search I relied heavily on user ratings and purchase prices .... for these three imarku knives the combination of their price and rating shown below looked good to me

prices and ratings from Amazon

8" Chef's knife --- $28.93 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 669 global ratings

7" Cleaver Knife --- $45.99 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 2,468 global ratings

6" Chef's knife --- $26.99 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 669 global ratings

over time they will be heavily used and their edge retention and durability will be determined .... all I can say at this point is so far, so good

[Rifletom]

Those Buck folders, 110 and 112; I can't even imagine how many times at hunting camp, fishing camp or at home, I've used those. Now, I have some fine Japanese kitchen knives as well. They are works of art.

[Ernie]

I don't know of any other food prep blades that I have any interest in purchasing at this time .... that said, I learned long ago that its usually best to never say never .... in my search I relied heavily on user ratings and purchase prices .... for these three imarku knives the combination of their price and rating shown below looked good to me

prices and ratings from Amazon

8" Chef's knife --- $28.93 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 669 global ratings

7" Cleaver Knife --- $45.99 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 2,468 global ratings

6" Chef's knife --- $26.99 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 669 global ratings

over time they will be heavily used and their edge retention and durability will be determined .... all I can say at this point is so far, so good

On your recommendation I ordered the 7" cleaver knife and the 8" chef's knife ( now $39.99 ) from Amazon. They each came with a coupon totaling $36 off so I paid a total of $50.98 plus tax for both.
Thanks

[JEBar]

looking forward to hearing your use impressions ..... we use our cleaver knife on both meat and veggies .... there are YouTube videos showing several tricks using it .... I have no doubt there are better ones out there bur for the money, they are hard to beat

[Sir Henry]

I don't know of any other food prep blades that I have any interest in purchasing at this time .... that said, I learned long ago that its usually best to never say never .... in my search I relied heavily on user ratings and purchase prices .... for these three imarku knives the combination of their price and rating shown below looked good to me

prices and ratings from Amazon

8" Chef's knife --- $28.93 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 669 global ratings

7" Cleaver Knife --- $45.99 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 2,468 global ratings

6" Chef's knife --- $26.99 --- 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 669 global ratings

over time they will be heavily used and their edge retention and durability will be determined .... all I can say at this point is so far, so good

On your recommendation I ordered the 7" cleaver knife and the 8" chef's knife ( now $39.99 ) from Amazon. They each came with a coupon totaling $36 off so I paid a total of $50.98 plus tax for both.
Thanks

Ditto on the request for a review.

[Ernie]

Used my 8" chef's knife for the first time Monday to carve a turkey. Like the balance and grip a lot and it sliced the bird with ease. Have not yet tried the cleaver.

[JEBar]

Like the balance and grip a lot and it sliced the bird with ease.

great to hear and comes as no surprise .... now that I have a 6 & 8" chef's knife I don't use the cleaver knife any where near as much .... they work well together

[JEBar]

well, I doubt that is will come as a surprise that I've added another specialty blade to our food prep collection .... its a Japanese TUO Nakiri Vegetable Cleaver Kitchen Knife -- > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KQ ... UTF8&psc=1 .... our Imarku 6 & 8" chefs knives along with our Imarku Clever Knife area all capable of processing vegetables but their root function is process meats .... TUO Nakiri Vegetable Cleaver Kitchen Knife can most certainly process meats but it is designed for processing vegetables and fruits .... its flat blade and lighter weight really makes chopping cabbage and lettuce a breeze .... while doing the same for slicing tomatoes, cucumbers and such .... it my understanding that with the straight blade edge there is no need for a rocking motion to maximize the blades efficiency .... saying once again, a knife blade doesn't know what is cutting and most all types can cut most any food .... using a blade designed for a specific purpose is seldom mandatory but doing so can make the task at hand easier and often quicker .... the Imarku knives have proven themselves, I have ever reason to believe the TUO Nakiri will do the same

[SAGA22]

I have a large selection on the TUO Black Hawk S series of knives and then I bought a " TUO Santoku Ring H Knife, 5.5” Japanese High Carbon Damascus Stainless Steel Blade", and what a knife. The best I have ever had. 67 layer of Damascus steel. The sharpest knife I have ever had, 62+ Rockwell. and only $29.95. I have bought five since mine as gifts for friends. A very handy size to use if my wife puts it down, which is seldom when we are cooking.
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Doc

[markiver54]

Speaking Damascus, I bought Carol two sizes of " Shun " Japanese Damascus chef knives and she loves them.

[JEBar]

I've been using our 40 or so year old Uncle Henry Fillet Knife; as well as, our 6 and 8" Imarku Chef's knives for over 3 months (much closer 4) .... they all were used every day but all have been used often in cutting meats and a range of veggies .... while all were still plenty sharp to serve well food prep, I decided to spend some time touching up their blades .... they are all made out of tough, stainless steel .... they now all exceed shaving sharpness .... the only negative is, the way the perform, unless some unexpected need for some specialty blade, it is highly my days of purchasing new food prep knives is over

[markiver54]

I've been using our 40 or so year old Uncle Henry Fillet Knife; as well as, our 6 and 8" Imarku Chef's knives for over 3 months (much closer 4) .... they all were used every day but all have been used often in cutting meats and a range of veggies .... while all were still plenty sharp to serve well food prep, I decided to spend some time touching up their blades .... they are all made out of tough, stainless steel .... they now all exceed shaving sharpness .... the only negative is, the way the perform, unless some unexpected need for some specialty blade, it is highly my days of purchasing new food prep knives is over

It's great having a set of good sharp knives. Well worth the effort to keep them that way!

[JEBar]

1 year + update :

I couldn't be happier with the total performance of the imarku knives covered in this thread .... I don't find I use the cleaver anywhere near as much as I do the 6 & 8" knives .... I use the 6" the most but both the 6 & 8 have been heavily used ..... they continue to hold their edges well and resharpening them has proven to be pretty easy .... actually resharpening hasn't been necessary, simply touching up their edges has been all they have needed .... we've been so pleased with they that we are giving a imarku 7 Inch Ultra Sharp​ Kitchen Knife ===> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0865 ... OKKF&psc=1 to each of our sons for Christmas