MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Given the title of ‘World’s Best Bacon’ by Forbes Magazine and the Southern Foodway Alliance 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, Benton’s Country Hams and Bacon has been ...

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 ...

Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — In East Tennessee, a few names instantly bring something to mind. Dolly? A superstar. Neyland? Football. Benton? Ham and bacon. For decades, the Benton family has been curing ...

I come from a ham town and everyone knows it. The mention of Smithfield conjures pork. But to most, it is factory farms, picket lines and Paula Deen, things associated with Virginia’s monolithic ...

Victoria Shore, Executive Chef at Thompson SavannahWhat Is Canadian Bacon? Canadian bacon comes from the boneless pork loin, which has been cured and smoked. It's a popular breakfast item in both ...