Best Mercer Culinary Chinese Vegetable Knives in 2026

7-inch Hollow Ground vegetable knifeby Global

Crafted of high-tech molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel

Ice-tempered cutting edge retains razor sharpness

Lightweight, precisely balanced 7-inch knife for slicing, chopping vegetables

Blade made of high-tech molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel

Edge retains razor sharpness exceptionally well

✅ BEST IN CLASS: Razor Sharp, Visually Stunning, Minimal Slicing Resistance, Satisfying Heft, Premier Chefs Knife, an ideal Gift for any Home or Professional Kitchen Cook. 7-inch (17.8cm) Multipurpose Japanese - Chinese Style Cooks Knife Ideal for Chopping, Slicing, Dicing and Mincing all Vegetables, Meats, Sushi, Fruit and More with Ruthless Efficiency bringing Excitement back to Cooking. Something about the Nakiri Shape Just Works – give it a try, you will see!

✅ QUALITY GERMAN STEEL: ThyssenKrupp High Carbon Stainless Steel – Top Lasting Performance, Rust, Corrosion and Stain Resistant Therefore Low Maintenance for You! 56 Rockwell Hardness means the Blade is Tough, Hard and Boasts Exceptional Edge Retention. Cutlery Never Looked or Felt So Good! Ultra-Deep Blade – 50mm deep Hollow Ground minimising any surface drag so food does not stick! Cut Vegetables Effortlessly and Clean!

✅ EXTREME COMFORT: Full Tang, Ergonomic, Forged Rounded Black Handle, Rare Tapered Bolster which is Ideal for the Chefs preferred Pinch Grip Style of Cutting, Perfect Balance Offering Robustness and Total Control, 7 Inch Asian Chef’s Pro Classic. Just what you’ve been Waiting and Asking for - Comfort and Performance! Try this Slicing Masterpiece and you will never look back!

Premium Durability And Quality - Mueller Super Sharp Cleaver Knife is made of high-quality stainless steel that resists rust, corrosion and discoloration, quickly re-sharpens, easy to clean and maintain.

Multi-purpose Cleaver’s Knife - Designed to be multipurpose knife for professional applications and it can be used for your daily kitchen tasks, this durable knife's razor sharp and laser-tested blade effortlessly chops, minces, slices and dices. It is suitable for both home and restaurant kitchens.

Extremely Sharp Edge - Sharpness is key to achieving the best cuts and this is evident in the knife's blade which is quite sharp and will remain this way even after tough tasks such as cutting tough all kinds of meat or removing flesh from bones. The sharpness is further boosted by use of the latest engineering.

Well cut; the perfect choice for the demanding newcomer: well-shaped and with a sharp cut

Comfortable handle - perfect handling

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ULTRA RAZOR-SHARP: ZWILLING knives start out razor-sharp and stay sharper longer, even with minimal care. 57 Rockwell Hardness = excellent edge retention. Edge angle 15 degrees per side.

THE LAST KNIFE YOU’LL EVER NEED TO BUY: Zwilling knives are built to last. They are German engineered informed by almost 300 Years of masterful knife making.

WE KNOW MORE ABOUT KNIVES THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD: ZWILLING has been making knives since 1731 in the renowned “City of Blades” Solingen, Germany and we are constantly innovating to bring you the best knives possible.

WÜSTHOF CLASSIC IKON SERIES – Features a sleek and sophisticated black handle with a double bolster for exceptional balance, beauty, and the ultimate cutting experience. Classic IKON: Design, Ergonomics, and Quality Perfected

PRECISION FORGED – Forged from a single block of High Carbon Stainless Steel and tempered to 58-degree HRC. The Precision Edge Technology (PEtec) yields a blade that is 20% sharper with twice the edge retention than previous models

ASIAN KNIFE – The CLASSIC IKON 7" Nakiri Knife is designed with a thinner blade than the traditional cleaver, at a 10° cutting edge, and features a long straight edge. The hollow edge is crafted with evenly spaced vertical indentations, which create small air pockets between the blade and the food

VEGETABLE KNIFE: A traditional Japanese-style vegetable knife, the Shun Premier 5.5-inch Nakiri Knife is a favorite of professional chefs and cooking enthusiasts for preparing fruits and vegetables.

STRAIGHT BLADE: The straight blade, edge, and spine make this Japanese knife perfect for simple push cuts. The blunt end makes it extra safe to use.

HIGH-QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: Constructed from Shun's proprietary VG-MAX cutting core and clad in 68 layers of stainless Damascus with a hammered TUSCHIME finish, this cooking knife is corrosion and stain resistant with a strong, razor-sharp edge.

QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: Knife is precision-forged with high-carbon German steel for better durability, and taper-ground edge allows for increased efficiency when cutting along with incredible long-lasting sharpness

SUPERIOR DESIGN: The finest handle in forged cutlery; built to last ergonomic handle offers comfort and a non-slip grip, even with wet hands

BEST USE: Sharp tines are perfect for piercing food; a compliment to any of Mercer Culinary's Carving Knives to easily slice and serve meats like chicken, ham, or turkey

Forged and hammered with 46 layers of steel in the Damascus tradition with a VG-10 Core, the VG-10 Hammered Damascus Series has been a perennial best seller, combining performance, beauty, and extraordinary value.

One of the most popular knives that a cook can have today is a Japanese Vegetable knife known as a Nakiri knife. The Nakiri is a Japanese double edged knife with a flat cutting edge. The flatness allows for the whole length of the knife to come in contact with the cutting board with each stroke. This is particularly helpful when chopping vegetables since it eliminates those imperfect cuts in which ingredients are hanging by a string.

Reminiscent of a small cleaver, this knife is cherished for its ability to chop through root vegetables to thinly slicing delicate tomatoes. From prepping greens for a salad to chopping vegetables for a main dish, the simplest of tasks are elevated with a handcrafted knife that is as beautiful as it is functional.

Fabricated from high-quality German stainless steel

Forged bolster construction offers durability and a seamless transition from blade to handle

Professional satin-finished blade boasts precision cutting and is finely honed for long-lasting sharpness

1.Premier Meat Cleaver➦An ideal Gift for any Home or Professional Kitchen Cook,High-quality Carbon Stainless Steel greatly improves the hardness of the Cooking Knife at 58-60 RHC. The chromium, molybdenum and vanadium metal elements have good special properties for the strength, hardness, anti-rust and sharp about this cleaver.

2.No-slip Ergonomic Handle ➦Ergonomically designed handle is Full Tang, which can prevent the blade of this chefs cleaver from falling easily, help you get good hold feeling and non-slip effect. The kitchen cleaver butcher knife is a great beauty, impeccable performance this strong design with a good strength, durability.

3.Mutifunctional Meat Cleaver Knife ➦ The Chinese meat knife is Perfect for Cutting, Chopping, Slicing, De Boning, Cleaving Meats, Light Bone, Vegetable, and coconut,easily to re-sharpen, clean and maintain.You can’t lose – the most Comfortable Handle you will feel with Unrivalled Massive Cutting Performance!making this a great addition to any professional or high quality home cutlery.

🔪【PERFECTED CLEAVER KNIFE】The Black Hawk Cleaver Knife 7-inch is perfect for meats, vegetable with ease while the deep blade allows you to use it as a food transfer. Featuring special-forged high-carbon stainless steel with a precise vacuum heat-treatment and nitrogen cryogenic tempering, it ensures you the superb hardness, flexibility, and lasting performance.

✅【PEAK PERFORMANCE】Our experienced knife smiths hand sharpen the phenomenally sharp edge with traditional 3-step Honbazuke method to be 14-16 degree per side. Full-tang structure with triple rivets built-in balance each knife and ensure solid durability and superior resilience.

✅【ERGONOMIC DESIGN】Every curve and angle of the handle is ergonomically designed for a comfortable and ambidextrous hold. The shape of the blade also brings you a minimal slicing resistance. This cleaver knife works tirelessly beside you and brings you an effective cutting experience and most importantly, excitement back to cooking.

🔪 High-Quality Handmade Knife: Imarku butcher chef knife is made of Japanese X5CrMov15 high carbon steel and high-manganese steel, handmade forging by craftsmen with more than 20 years of experience. Quality tested by 200 customers before selling, none of the butcher knives rusted after 6 months of use. The sharp and strong blade has good rust-resistance.

🔪 Multi-Function Butcher Knife: The Rockwell hardness of this kitchen cleaver reaches 56°-60°, the blade is harder than ordinary steel blades, so this Butcher knife can be used to chop all kinds of bone, as well as to handle your daily kitchen tasks like vegetables with this chopping knife. Compared with kitchen knives made with mechanical ways, the service life of such knives is longer.

🔪 Full Tang Serbian Cleaver: Ergonomic Full Tang handle design of the butcher knife makes it easy to grip and hassle-free maneuvering, the handle and the blade are integrated without soldering. And the blade is hand polished to between 8-15 degrees per side, adapting high-low temperature treatment to improve inner structure of the steel, which ensures ultra sharpness it has. You can use the bone knife for a long-term.

High-carbon stainless steel blade - It is manufactured from high-quality 3-layer laminated stainless steel (Core steel: 80Cr13, HRC: 56-58) that maintains a long time sharpness

Versatile multi-functional knife - it is designed to for professional restaurants and home cooking with ease. Good for rocking motions and chops.

Ergonomic hygienic rosewood handle - the wide strong bolster and finger guard is to avoid any harms to the finger in using. Rosewood full tang handle is easy to grip and minimize fatigue in cutting

Easy to Use; The easiest way to chop and mince herbs, fruits and vegetables; using an effortless rocking motion, this Mezzaluna will make light work of kitchen cutting tasks

Super Sharp ; Featuring a stainless steel blade with a beveled edge, effortlessly chop, mince and dice - you’ll find so many uses

Comfort Grip ; Featuring a non-slip, silicone handle, a Mezzaluna is a perfect tool for anyone who finds chopping with a knife difficult because of arthritis or reduced hand strength

VG10 JAPANESE DAMASCUS STEEL - Manufactured with an ultra-sharp, cobalt-added, and cryogenically treated VG-10 Japanese Damascus steel cutting core at HRC 58-60 hardness, this 7 in. nakiri knife boasts unrivaled performance and incredible edge retention.

ERGONOMIC & WELL-BALANCED - The straight blade ensures the knife slices through meat with ease while alleviating fatigue and finger pains from long periods of slicing or chopping, perfectly blending performance and comfort.

DURABLE HANDLE - The meticulously constructed, triple-riveted G10 handle has gone through special treatment, making it extremely impervious to heat, cold, and moisture; accented with a mosaic pin.

🔪【Multi-Functional Vegetable Cleaver Knife】Kitory 8 inch full tang cleaver knife is extremely sharp, which is made of high-quality German stainless steel, so that it is suitable for cutting meat, fish, vegetable, fruits or any other your favourite foods but bones. You can finish your daily kitchen cutting work effectively and be always in your element by using it.

🔪【Premium HC German Stainless Steel】The blade of Kitory Vegetable cleaver knife is made of premium high carbon German steel which has extremely rust prevention and provides a high level of corrosion-resistant and wear resistant. Passing through vacuum heated treatment and cooling treatment, the hardness of this knife can be up to 56±HRC. So our Chinese Chef knife shows its long-lasting performance, you don't have to worry about honing it often after using for a long time.

🔪【Peak Performance Sharp Blade】Our cutting edge is honed to reach 15°per side which is much sharper than the blades that are typically ground to 20-22°. The result is our cleaver knife that’s extremely sharp, durable and stain resistant. So our meat cleaver knife can help you to do the cutting work easily.

✔【Premium Material】The Linoroso Classic series of knives are made from imported expertly forged German ThyssenKrupp high carbon stainless steel, one of the best culinary cutlery materials on the market. Through a rigorous hardening process that involves vacuum heat treatment and rapid cooling, the blade comes in at staggering 56+ on the Rockwell Hardness scale. Outstanding craftsmanship, cutting-edge technology. Peak performance has never looked so good at this price.

✔【Incredibly Durable and Razor Sharp】The integration of chromium into the stainless steel results in a product that is extremely robust, durable, firm, and rust/corrosion resistant. The blade of this 7.5'' Chinese Cleaver knife is hand polished that precisely achieves 14-16 degrees per side for maximum sharpness and edge retention. Carefully tapered for improved hardness, flexibility, and minimal slicing resistance. Tall blade height provides useful knuckle clearance.

✔【 Versatile Multi-Purpose Cleaver】It's a traditional Chinese vegetable cleaver with a solid feel that perfect to Cutting, Chopping, Slicing, De Boning, etc. 7.5" blade length and 2.5mm blade thickness make this linoroso vegetable cleaver powerful enough to handle vegetables, fruits, meats, fish and small bones, etc.

🔪【Physical Design for Saving Effort】This vegetable cleaver is special designed for saving effort, handle rasied and grip move forward to get short force distance, so the center of gravity position is tend to be the front part, you just need to use the power of your fingers but not your wrist, which makes it more easy for daily kitchen works, you won't feel tired after using for long time.

🔪【100% HAND FORGED HC Blade】This vegetable cleaver is hand forged from HIGH CARBON STEEL. It is not made of stainless steel, so after each use, you may need KEEP IT CLEAN and DRY to resist rust. But high carbon steel has a better ability to maintain sharp edges than stainless steel. It will assist you with every perfect cut. Special hammered dimples on the surface of blade minimizes resistance for buttery smooth cut through and enhanced non-stick properties.

🔪【Multifunctional Kitchen Knife】The blade of our vegetable cleaver is made of 7Cr17MoV high carbon steel with high quality, 25° V shape edge is made manually by experienced workers, which makes the blade edges supremely sharp out of the box. This 7.4" chef knife will easily handle your daily kitchen tasks of chopping, slicing, mincing and dicing of fruits, vegetables and several meat varieties.

🥩Versatile Butcher Knife: Our imarku 7-inch knife is great for thinly slicing, mincing, and dicing. The tip of the cleaver knife can cut vegetables, the middle can handle garlic, and the bottom can shred meat. Its longer, broader blade makes cutting tough fruits and vegetables like pumpkins and pineapples a breeze.

🥩Upgraded Materials: Made from Japanese SUS440A stainless steel, this meat cleaver is forged at 1040° tempering and -194° quenching to achieve hardness HRC 58+, which can avoid rust and corrosion excellently. Its hand-sanded blade retains long-term sharpness with a 14-16° edge. Its mirror-polished and laser-treated blade makes food prep more efficient and avoids food sticking.

🥩Optimum Balance and Size: With a precise balance bolster and moderate weight, this chopping knife offers an excellent balance point. Cutting precision is enhanced, and food's cut surface is left smooth. An ergonomic handle and labor-saving blade arc design create added convenience for long-term use without fatigue.

Premium Material:Cutting edge technology, outstanding craftsmanship,stunning unique design, premium German HC stainless steel enables Chopper-Cleaver-Butcher knives hardness to ensure its wear resistance, durability, corrosion and stain resistance.An perfect Gift for any Home or Professional Kitchen Cook.

No-slip Ergonomic Handle: The ergonomics shape perfect balances the handle and the thin blade at the pinch point, ensures the ease of movement. The kitchen cleaver butcher knife is a great beauty, impeccable performance this strong design with a good strength, durability.

Ultra-Sharp Edge Design：Sharpness is the most important to achieving the best cuts,the all-purpose wider blade is ultra sharp to help you make your best cut, allows to easy resharpen and maintenance.This pro chef’s knife comes in its own sturdy box with magnetic closure, which is easy to open and still allows for safety and protection from the stain.

PREMIUM DAMASCUS STEEL: Made By 67 Layers High Carbon Damascus Steel with 10Cr core, Hardness could reach 62HRC, also include a strong feature of anti-corrosion, anti-rust and also toughness.

ERGONOMIC DESIGN HANDLE: XinZuo Ergonomic handle design will create a comfortable holding and give the best level to slice through everything easily. Nature Rose wood with original texture and nature color will make the knives more comfortable and more beautiful.

RAZOR SHARP PERFECT: With the 10Cr core, the blade is incredibly strong and stable. The razor sharp edge could be kept for months of frequent daily use. With outstanding sharpness, you could slice your meat and vegetables easily as thin as you like.

🔪Accurate Choice of Material: This cleaver knife is made out of 5cr15mov high-carbon German steel. This kind of material give this imarku chinese cleaver higher strength and hardness to perform satisfactorily in any situation.

🔪Excellent Performance: We try our best to control the toughness and hardness of this vegetable cleaver in the most perfect state and that's why it is both sharp and durable.

🔪Elaborate Handle: The Pakkawood handle of the cleaver has been specially treated to seals the pores of the wood. It has the same appearance and comfort as the log, with higher moisture resistance. The combination of Pakkawood handle and ultra-sharp blade not only gives this chef knife an excellent performance,also comea with comfortability and efficiency for the everyday uses.

🥇 【INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE】The handmade knife was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. The Japanese knife is produced in Longquan, China, a famous city with thousands of years of cultural history. Longquan knives are famous all over the world for their unique design, integration of traditional Chinese culture and art, hard blades, and ergonomic handles. Not only that, but Longquan Knife also has intangible inheritors.

⚒ 【TRADITIONAL FORGED KNIFE FACE】The unique leopard hammer pattern texture on the blade surface is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Longquan knives are made by traditional craftsmanship. Compared with mechanical knives, hand-forged Longquan knives have a longer service life and better comfort. Since our kitchen knife is made from high carbon steel rather than stainless steel for its hardness, you may need to keep it clean and dry after each use to prevent rust.

👍 【PROFESSIONAL SANTOKU KNIFE】This super sharp santoku cooking knife is made of high-quality carbon steel, which is corrosion-resistant and does not change color. It can be used for everyday kitchen tasks of chopping, slicing, dicing, and chopping a variety of meats, vegetables, fruits, and bread. When you open the package, you will see a layer of oil on the chef knife's surface. Don't be surprised, this layer of oil protects the knife surface.

Sharp chef knife is crafted from damascus VG-10 steel, small kitchen knife offers a superior balance between long lasting sharpness and durability, cooking knife was obtained after cryogenic workmanship forging rockwell hardness HRC 60±1, which means meat cutting knife get better sharpness, superior edge retention, stain and rust resistance.

The blade of kitchen knifes is integrated with a soft and comfortable handle, cooking knives creating the perfect grip, sharp knife the ergonomic shape enables the right balance between the handle and the thin blade, japanese knife ensuring optimum comfort, control, and agility.

Sharp kitchen knife has its unique natural pattern, japanese chef knife is the natural texture synthesized by 73-layers damascus steel, sharp knives except with razor blade edge and smooth mirror polishing, carbon steel knife blade was sharpened by experienced craftsman‘s hand at the angle of 12° - 15° which is the best sharp angle for a cleaver knife for meat cutting.

Super Sharp: An excellent vegetable knife must be sharp. The PAUDIN meat cleaver is hand polished at 12-14° on each side by experienced professional craftsmen. This makes the blade extremely sharp and not easy to blunt. The 2mm thick blade greatly reduces the resistance in the cutting process, making the cutting extremely smooth.

Multipurpose Kitchen Knife: The razor sharp PAUDIN nakiri knife is a multipurpose kitchen knife to cut, chop, slice and dice vegetables, fruits or meats of various sizes. The wide blade of the chinese cleaver can be used as a container to transfer already cut ingredients.

Professional Performance Steel: The cleaver knife is hammered forged from German 5Cr15Mov stainless steel with a hardness of 56+. This kind of steel is superior to the material of most kitchen knives on the market, and the knife made of this kind of steel has excellent durability and sharp edge retention.

【XYJ Brand】Established in 1986, XYJ knives are a leading brand known for their ergonomic and mechanical lever-based design, focusing on providing superior cutting experiences. Our team of industrial designers & laboratory testers is dedicated to creating high-quality knives with exceptional sharpness, simple design, great balance, and practicality. XYJ knives are not only ideal for outdoor activities such as camping but serve as portable chef knife sets for kitchen. Choose XYJ knives for outstanding cutting performance & comfortable handling.

【XYJ Comfort Ring Design】XYJ knives offer superior cutting performance with their Comfort Ring Design. The ring design provides a comfortable, anti-slip grip for easy & enjoyable handling. It also allows for effortless cutting, reducing strain and fatigue, provides precise cutting control. Additionally, the Comfort Ring Design helps to counteract the forces generated during cutting, ensuring stability. Overall, the XYJ Comfort Ring Design combines comfort, cutting control, and stability for effortless and efficient kitchen cutting experience.

【Forged High Carbon Steel Full Tang Blade】The XYJ knife set features an ergonomic full tang design for improved stability and comfort. The handle is made from premium materials, providing durability and slip resistance for confident handling. The blade is forged using a stonewashed and hammer finish treatment, making it tough, wear-resistant, and non-sticking. Proper care is required for high carbon steel knives to prevent corrosion, but with regular maintenance, these forged knives will maintain their sharpness.

👩‍🍳【A Butcher's dream Knife】This cleaver by ZENG JIA DAO is extremely well made of top grade high carbon steel, honed to a perfect Japanese edge and matched perfectly to the stunning wood handle. The tang goes the full length of the knife, all the way to the butt of the handle. The thickness of the blade gives it a nice heft, well balanced, it slices through that cold steak like it was butter. The chef in your life would truly appreciate such a fine cutting tool in their kitchen.

👩‍🍳【Professional Material Production】cleaver blade is made of Premium German high-carbon steel, carefully hand-sharpened edge at 17 degrees per side for the ultimate in sharpness, hand-forged by craftsman with over 25 years of experience that can avoid rust, stains and corrosion. Vacuum heat treatment makes the blade of the knife set hard to HRC56±2, so the blade is indestructible and won't break for a long time use.

👩‍🍳 【Upgraded Vegetable Cleaver】The blade edge of this cleaver is hand polished by a seasoned craftsman to reach 17° per side. 2.5mm is the thickness of this meat cleaver knife, which is very thin and ultra-sharp, and will remain this way even after tough tasks such as cutting tough meat or removing flesh from fish. A wide blade design keeps the cook's fingers away from the cutting surface.

【Multipurpose Paring Knife】Kitory paring knife designed for everything from garnishing, mincing, or peeling, to slicing or dicing，Ideal for fruits and vegetables.

【Sharp Edge】Our peeling knife edge is hand polished by experts craftsman to 13° per side ，allows you to easily slice through delicate, soft-skinned fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes or kiwis, without squashing tender interiors.

【Unique Design】There is a Copper Bolster between the blade and the handle on our fruit and vegetable knife, and it was carved with a unique Chinese blessing pattern. The bolster not only can keep your hands safe when you using, it also adds artistic charm to this small kitchen knife. And the Unique hammered leopard print on the blade makes this fruit Knife beautiful, while it also helps to prevent foods from sticking.