The Hamery

The real thing. I grew up on a farm, my father cured «country» hams, and this is it. Use Hammery’s recipe and bake a whole one, it will provide many meals. I used a cheap meat slicer to sliced it thin for a party recently and served it with Sister Schubert rolls. I messed up and should have made cassoulet with the fat removed before cooking.
The hot sausage is also very good. Buy Tennshootoe and wrap asparagus with it. On Saturdays I have also bought locally grown vegetables and beef from other providers. It is somewhat of an event to visit.

I love the Hamery and am ashamed to say I just «discovered» it, although it’s been in business since 1968. I came across an article lauding their prosciutto (called Tennshootoe) and learned all the elite chefs in Nashville are serving it at their restaurants, including Sean Brock of Husk. Coming on the heels of a trip to the Italian countryside where we had the most delectable prosciutto almost daily, I was anxious to see how the Hamery’s would compare. I’d attempted to purchase some previously at the grocery store (of a different brand), and it was woefully incomparable. However, the Hamery’s was so, so good. Thin, melt in your mouth salty goodness. It was absolutely as good as what we had in Italy, and I’m thrilled to have found a local source for it. The only bad thing about it was trying to show some restraint and not eat the entire package at once! For the quality of prosciutto, I thought it was very reasonably priced at $ 5 for a quarter pound. I also purchased a pack of 4 slices of biscuit cut country ham for a little over $ 3. Paired with pecorino cheese with truffles on Italian bread, the result is pure heaven. I will make the Hamery a regular addition to my food shopping, as they offer many other products I’m anxious to try.

In the heart of Murfreesboro there is a magical place called the Hamery.
It all started when my BF and I sat down to eat at an establishment in Nashville, and our server gave us a sample of something called «Tennshootoe.» It’s the best version of prosciutto that I’ve ever had… smoked and then aged for 2 years and it literally melts in your mouth. The craving for more began, and we were sad to learn it is located in Murfressboro. Curses!
After a failed Whole Foods visit, we gave up and made the trip down to Murfreesboro on a Saturday morning. The storefront is small, but the flavor and hams are not. They offer whole hams, sliced ham, frozen biscuits, dog bones, ham hocks, Tennshootoe, preserves, and very awesome (and reasonably priced) gift boxes.
For $ 30 you get the following:
* Cooked, 1 package artisan country ham
weighing approx. 1 lb
* Black-​eyed peas (dried)
* Artisan country ham hock
* Strawberry preserves (1 pint jar)
* Honey (6 oz)
* Sweet pickles (1 pint jar)
And the lovely ladies at the store let us mix and match products (ie chow chow instead of pickles, and different flavor of preserves).
If you or your loved ones enjoy ham, you’ve got to check them out! Its even worth a drive to the ‘boro.