It can make or break a Thanksgiving dinner: The turkey. Let's be honest, love or hate it, the turkey is the star of the meal and the centerpiece of the table. Getting your turkey cooked just right is a skill that takes a few tries to master. It doesn't take much to ruin a bird. Too salty a brine, too pink a breast, or, worse, meat dry as the wishbone your guests will be fighting over.
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If you're completely committed to nailing your turkey preparation this year but could use some expert advice call the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line!
In case you missed it, the poultry giant has been taking your preparatory and emergency phone calls every Thanksgiving for the last 44 years! They're putting their culinary ambassadors on stand by because they don't want to see you do one of their Butterballs or any other turkey an injustice on one of the biggest holidays of the year.
Each year, Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line answers more than 100,000 questions. They can help you head off issues like telling you how many mouths your turkey will feed, how many hours per pound it needs to cook in the oven (or air fryer or deep fryer if you dare) and at what temperature, how to safely stuff your turkey, how to season it, how to carve it, etc. You get the idea. If you've got a question about turkey they can most-assuredly answer it.
So, what's the number call to avert a Thanksgiving turkey crisis? 1-800-BUTTERBALL.
In case you were curious, Butterball says the most common curiosity that comes into the Turkey Talk-Line is how to thaw a turkey. The answer, according to Butterball? “The best method is to thaw it in your fridge. For every full day in the fridge, four pounds of turkey will thaw." For instance, a 16-pound turkey, the most commonly purchased size, requires at least four days in the refrigerator to thaw.
Already behind on the thawing? Butterball has suggestions to help at 1-800-BUTTERBALL. Good luck!
