Benton’s Country Hams and Bacon has been an East Tennessee staple for almost a century.

In 1973, a retired dairy farmer in Tennessee leased out his smokehouse to Allan Benton, a young man interested in mastering the traditional Appalachian art of dry-curing ham. Word of Benton’s skills ...

Few hunks of meat scream “holiday” like a burnished ham that glistens with a flavorful glaze. It’s no wonder why it’s the centerpiece of so many tables for Easter and other celebrations. Most people ...

Few hunks of meat scream “holiday” like a burnished ham that glistens with a flavorful glaze. It’s no wonder why it’s the centerpiece of so many tables for Christmas and other celebrations. Most ...

Ham — a meat variety that is so commonplace, it's easy to forget the intricacy. Always sourced from a pig's hind leg, everything from prosciutto to speck and holiday ham falls under the umbrella.