Welcome

**Notice** We have been working around the clock to keep up with orders; however, due to the increased volume  orders may experience a delay in shipment of up to 4 weeks or longer. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience, and hope that you find our products are worth waiting for.

Thank you for your understanding,

Allan Benton

About Us

Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams are slow cured using salt, brown sugar, and sodium nitrite and typically aged 9-10 months, though hams are available 1 year and older. This time-honored practice dates back to the era of our forefathers, when the preparation and preservation of meat was a way of life and sustenance. Although the hands of time and technology have sculpted many aspects of our modern world, at Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams we have upheld the traditional dry-curing process and are striving to produce world class country hams and bacon.

Our business was started in 1947 by the late Albert H. Hicks, a dairy farmer who began curing and selling country hams out of a painted block building. Allan Benton and his employees have honed the dry-curing of hams and bacon into a culinary art and have catapulted the products from a simple breakfast mainstay into the world of gourmet cooking, where they have been praised for their characteristic flavor.

Benton’s Country Hams and Bacon are available either unsmoked or hickory-smoked. Hickory smoking is performed in a small, wood stove smokehouse behind the business, imparting a distinct smoked flavor that many customers prefer. Our products make excellent gifts and can be shipped anywhere in the United States. We invite you to try some today!

Benton's T- Shirt Price: $20.00 Shirts are an Anvil brand fitted t-shirt in smoke grey. It compares to American Apparel. They're a lighter weight 4.5 oz. ring-spun cotton shirt. It's a fitted style, so they run a bit smaller than a standard cut.