CCK Butcher’s Scraping Knife

Two specialist tools from the Chinese butcher’s bench, sold under one product family. Both are Thin-profile precision blades, not choppers; they exist because traditional whole-animal Cantonese butchery involves preparation steps that don’t arise in Western practice and therefore have no Western knife equivalent.

Both share the same hybrid edge profile as the Butcher’s Knife, shrunk down: a flat heel for push-cut work along the board, sweeping up into a rounded belly and a fine point. The flat section gives you a stable cutting edge for portioning and scraping; the curved belly is shaped to cut through skin, fat, and meat in a single continuous forward push, the curve guiding the edge through without stopping; the point does the detail work: close trimming, working around bones, and lifting skin. One blade, three working sections.

The 開肚刀 large (kāi dù dāo, literally “belly-opening knife”) is an 18 × 8 cm blade for primary butchery work, the first cuts when breaking down a whole animal. The Thin profile, sharp edge, and fine point let you make clean, controlled openings through skin and membranes without damaging what’s underneath. Also handy for trimming, scraping fat, and precision work around joints.

The 毛刀 small (máo dāo, literally “hair knife”) is a 15 × 7 cm blade traditionally used for cleaning pork skin in the preparation of siu yuk (crispy roast pork), where the skin needs to be perfectly smooth and intact. The flat heel does the scraping, the curved belly handles trimming, and the point cleans around bones. Smaller and more manoeuvrable than the large version. Available in carbon steel with a mulberry wood handle, or stainless steel with HACCP colour-coded plastic handles for commercial kitchens that need colour-coded tools.

If you do traditional Chinese butchery, these are essential.

Carbon steel takes the sharpest edge, easy to re-sharpen (carbon steel care guide). Stainless versions for low-maintenance commercial use.

Important: these knives require individual import orders and carry high customs risk. Please contact us before ordering.

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