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Honestly ive found smaller cleavers to be pretty great for the hefty roots. The rutabagas, celeri root, etc., especially when they're big. Also for garlic cause I just place all the cloves and crush them at once instead of one at a time (yes I know I use "too much" garlic, no I won't stop, it is the perfect food).
I mean, the caidao will serve this function perfectly. It's basically just a thinner cleaver that's better at all tasks other than going through bone.
Ah gotcha. I probably should have looked at a picture of a caidao before speaking 😅
It's just a very thin knife with an edge ground at a low angle. So you tend to slice rather than chop or hack. Cleavers usually have higher angle bevels and thicker blades so there is more material behind the edge to absord impacts and keep chips short.
Very few vegetables are tough enough that a good slicing knife is the wrong tool.