How to sharpen a cleaver is one of the most asked questions when it comes to cooking utensils. Luckily, this is actually really easy to do, and it’s actually necessary to make sure that your knife lives a long healthy life. Just follow this guide to sharpen your cleaver exactly right:

  1. Sharpen CleaverTake a sharpening steel in one hand.
  2. Place the cleaver against the steel at a twenty degree angle. Place the cleaver so that the very bottom of the actual blade is touching the steel.
  3. Pull the blade down and across the steel in a small arc motion.
  4. Place the blade on the other side of the sharpening steel and repeat.
  5. Repeat six to eight times on both sides, always alternating sides.
  6. Remember to always sharpen the cleaver in one direction. NEVER go in the opposite direction of what you’ve been doing.