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Meat Cleaver

A heavy kitchen blade. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Meat Cleaver at a glance

Meat Cleaver icon

Axe Melee weapons

A heavy kitchen blade.

SkillAxe
Damage0.4–0.8
Max condition10
Crit chance15%
Reach1
HandsOne
Weight1
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Where to find it

Kitchens and butcher shops.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Meat Cleaver in Project Zomboid?

Kitchens and butcher shops.

What is the Meat Cleaver used for?

A heavy kitchen blade. Counts as an axe for skill purposes.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.