F. Dick 6-inch 1-Pound Meat Cleaver

The smallest of F. Dick’s forged meat cleavers is light enough for repeated chops through poultry cartilage and small joints, and heavy enough to go through a chicken back or a rack of lamb ribs. It suits a home cook or a restaurant line that breaks down birds.

A short blade keeps the weight close to the hand, so each chop lands where it is aimed. F. Dick sets a good bevel on the edge at the factory, which makes later honing and resharpening straightforward for a cleaver. The smooth handle stays comfortable through a run of birds.

At 6 inches, it is also small enough to store in a knife drawer or a block slot, unlike the heavier cleavers.

For pork chops and ribs, the 7-inch 2-pound meat cleaver brings more mass. Larger bones in pork, lamb and beef suit the 8-inch kitchen cleaver, and the comparison table below lists every F. Dick cleaver we stock, up to the two-handed splitters.