Have you ever been in a situation and can’t figure out which kitchen knife to use especially when cutting through a bone on a cut of meat whether it’s beef, poultry or any other type of meat.  I have found that a meat cleaver works the best.  It’s a large wide-thick dull blade that varies in size.  Because of its weight, the cleaver is able to cut through tough food with a chopping motion.

A meat cleaver can also be used as a mallet to flatten your meat such as veal for very thin slices as well as crushing seeds and mashing garlic.