Butterball’s Turkey Talk-Line started small. Their first holiday season in 1981, a team of six home economists answered 11,000 turkey-related questions from cooks across America.

Butterball's Turkey Talk Line has been providing a service on how to make a great Thanksgiving Day turkey for more than 40 years.

Cook turkey about three to four minutes per pound, then check the temperature. When dark meat reaches a temperature of 175° F to 180° and white meat reaches a temperature of 165° F to 170°, it ...

It there's time, make turkey broth with some turkey wings, the turkey neck, heart and gizzard. An earlier version of this story was originally published on Nov. 23, 2023.

The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line provides answers to all turkey questions in English and Spanish at 1-800-BUTTERBALL (800-288-8372) from now until December 24.

The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line provides answers to all turkey questions in English and Spanish at 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372) or text 844-877-3456. Fresh or thawed whole turkeys ...

The "cook from frozen" turkey cannot and should not be stuffed, as it poses a food safety risk, according to the company. Butterball said stuffing must be prepared and cooked separately.

And though the name of the line — Butterball Turkey Talk-Line — would imply the questions are just about cooking turkeys, talk-line experts get questions about the all important side dishes, too.

Butterball has been doing this for almost 60 years now. In 1981, they first received over 11,000 calls about cooking their turkeys. Now, they keep their line open for the holiday months, November ...