Hi Pertti,
I’ve been able to get more information on CCK cleavers from a Chinese reading/Cantonese speaking guy from Kitchen Knife Forums. I’ve posted two quotes from him above.
From his comments, it’s clear that CCK, Shibazi, and most other Chinese cleavers are all manufactured at the same place: Yangjiang. That’s consistent with my “detective story,” also posted above, that suggests that Shibazi and CCK are the same company. At the very least, they are manufactured side by side.
There are many models of Shibazi, some monosteel, like yours. Not all models are listed on AMAZON or AliExpress
I just used my Shibazi to chop some ginger into fine bits and add to my tomato soup: chop chop chop. Great feel.
There is an apparent upgrade of my Shibazi, the Hezhen:
I can hardly keep up with the model changes.
No, I’m not buying any more cleavers–upgrade or not. I’m still far from mastering my Shibazi.
Are you enjoying the CCK’s you’ve bought?
