Thanksgiving help: Butterball Turkey 'hotline' answers turkey questions

NAPERVILLE, IL -- Have questions about how to cook your Thanksgiving turkey? The Butterball Turkey Talk-line is ready to answer your turkey cooking questions from now through Dec. 25.

The Butterball Turkey Talk-line experts can answer questions about thawing, stuffing, food safety, when to start cooking, what to do if the turkey catches fire, when to know the turkey is done and much more.

The hotline is staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain time most days. On Thanksgiving, experts are available from 5 a.m.-5 p.m. Mountain time.

The phone is 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372). Experts can handle questions in English and Spanish.

The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line opened 29 years ago with six home economists answering 11,000 phone calls in the first year.

Now there are more than 50 professionally trained, college-educated home economists and nutritionists, who respond to more than 100,000 questions each November and December.

The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is going on-demand and on the go with Turkey Text Messages.

Text the word "TURKEY" to 36888 to have turkey tips, thawing reminders, and cooking alerts sent straight to your mobile phone.

Or visit Butterball.com from your mobile device.* 

*The Butterball Mobile Site is a free service. However, message and data rates may apply. Available on Alltel, AT&T, Boost, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, USCC, & Verizon Wireless. Maximum three (3) text messages sent per week on average October 15 - November 30, 2009