:: >Now you need a chinese chopping blade... :: :: A big +1. My cleaver does the work of many knives. You need :: something like :: this: :: http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=161629 That's on my birthday list with the sushi knife. ;-) I've always heard cleavers have many, many uses (besides a horror movie prop) but I've never actually bought one. Alan