The Key Ingredient

Field Trip to Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams

Food writer Sheri Castle heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to visit the King of Country Ham, Allan Benton. He shows Sheri a few secrets on how he makes his legendary Smoky Mountain hams and bacon.

Field Trip to Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams

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