All the Thanksgiving Hotlines You Could Possibly Need
These experts can answer all your Turkey day questions.
— -- The holidays are a time of serious stress -– especially if you’re hosting. The potential for food gone wrong is high, but these Thanksgiving hotlines have you covered.
For all your turkey traumas, pie pitfalls, cranberry conundrums and more, call on these experts to turn your meal around.
For your turkey questions:
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line
1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372)
Nov. 3 – Nov. 26: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CST, weekdays
Nov. 22 – Nov. 23: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST
Nov. 27: 6 a.m.-6 p.m. CST
Nov. 28 – Dec. 23: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST, weekdays
Dec. 20 – Dec. 21: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST
Dec. 24: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST
The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
1-888-674-6854
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Email: mphotline.fsis@usda.gov
Empire Kosher Poultry Customer Hotline
1-717-436-7055
Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST
Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST
Honeysuckle White Turkey Line
1-800-810-6325
24-hour automated tips
Shady Brook Farms Dial-a-Chef Holiday Hotline
1-888-723-4468
24-hour recorded tips
Perdue Chicken Consumer Helpline
1-800-4-PERDUE (1-800-473-7383)
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST
Thanksgiving hours:
Monday, November 24: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST
Tuesday, November 25: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST
Wednesday, November 26: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST
Thanksgiving Day: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST
Friday, November 28: CLOSED
Food52
Online hotline year-round with real-time answers from employees and community members. During the holidays, there is always someone from Food52 answering questions.
Serious Eats
http://seriouseats.com/thanksgiving#submit-question
Enter your question into the form and Serious Eats' managing culinary director Kenji Lopez-Alt will publish an answer.
For your bread and dessert needs:
“Ask Betty”
http://askbetty.bettycrocker.com/
Betty Crocker’s online question & answer program where users input their baking/cooking related questions and have a Betty Crocker kitchens expert answer them. All of these questions are then posted on the site for people to see and learn from.
Fleischmann’s Yeast Baker Hotline
1-800-777-4959
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST
Libby’s Pumpkin Information Line
1-800-854-0374
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST
King Arthur Flour
1-855-371-BAKE (2253)
Seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/bakers-hotline/
In addition to calling, you can chat live with a King Arthur professional baker online or email your question.
Seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.
Sara Lee Pie Hotline
1-888-914-1247
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST
Thanksgiving Day from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST
Crisco Pie & Baking Hotline
1-877-367-7438
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST
Thanksgiving hours:
November 10 through 26: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST
December 15 through 23: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST
December 24: 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
Cranberry sauce help:
Ocean Spray Holiday Helpline
1-800-662-3263
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST