Thanksgiving Butterball Turkey Giveaway

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Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away and I can already taste that juicy Butterball Turkey meat melting in my mouth.  I remember Thanksgivings as a kid with my mom and stepdad and she wouldn’t buy anything BUT Butterball Turkeys.  There was just something about them – they were juicier and more full of flavor than other turkeys.  So now, in my home we have Butterball Turkeys every Thanksgiving and it is the BEST choice!

If you are anything like I am, you want your Thanksgiving dinner to be flawless, memorable, and filling.  Butterball is here to help you accomplish that goal!  Tips are available from Butterball via Butterball.com, Facebook, Twitter, emails and calls at 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372).  “Cooks can reach us in more ways than ever this year for our best tips for a picture-perfect Thanksgiving,” said Mary Clingman, director of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line.  “Whether Thanksgiving cooks read the 60 tweets per minute we share on Thanksgiving Day, seek bilingual assistance, watch how-to videos on Butterball.com or send us questions via email, our best advice is always plan ahead.”

TOP FIVE “MAKE IT BETTER” TIPS

– Thawing with Ease:  Thawing in the refrigerator is the recommended method.  For every four pounds of turkey, allow at least one day of thawing in the refrigerator.  However, if your turkey is still frozen and you’re short on time, submerge the turkey in cold water.  Leave the turkey in the wrapper, place it in a tub or sink of cold water and allow 30 minutes of thaw time for every pound of turkey.

– Food Prep 101:  Practice good food safety procedures: wash hands often; keep raw turkey and ready-to-eat foods separated; cook foods to proper temperatures – the turkey should reach 180 degrees Fahrenheit in the thigh, 170 degrees Fahrenheit in the breast and 165 degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the stuffing; and refrigerate cooked turkey promptly to reduce temperature to below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

– It’s All About How You Cook It:  The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line experts recommend the open pan roasting method using a flat rack in a shallow pan so that the turkey cooks evenly and is raised off the bottom of the pan.  If you don’t have a flat rack, take a long piece of Reynold’s Wrap Aluminum Foil and crinkle it the long way to create a tube like shape.  Then shape the tube of foil into a medium sized circle to place at the bottom of the pan.  Place the turkey on this homemade cooking rack – this elevates the turkey, reduces the amount of dishes (just toss the rack in the trash) and cooks the turkey evenly.

– Bites of Wisdom:  Recipes don’t have to be trendy or complicated to impress guests.  Butterball’s Master Chef Tony Seta suggests taking traditional mashed potatoes and adding simple ingredients – Butterball Turkey Bacon and Asiago cheese – that’ll create a little extra flavor.  Don’t anticipate any leftovers!

– Don’t Break the Bank:  Start thinking about the meal in advance and look for ways to save.  Butterball provides easy ways for Thanksgiving cooks to save by partnering with brands synonymous with Thanksgiving including Stove Top Stuffing Mix, Heinz HomeStyle Gravy, Pillsbury, Reynolds and more!

If you need more help, access Thanksgiving advice from the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line experts no matter where you are – in the aisles, at the dinner table or in the kitchen.

– Live Chat:  Engage with our turkey experts during live chats throughout the month of November and receive real-time suggestions and advice to ensure a flawless holiday.

– Facebook and Twitter:  Help is also available through the Butterball Facebook and Twitter pages with real-time tips and turkey prep information.

– Butterball.com:  Log on the website or mobile site to receive turkey advice, promotions, and new recipes.  In addition, three popular food and lifestyle bloggers will post recipe ideas and personal anecdotes, including special tips on how to make your Thanksgiving better than ever.

– 1-800-BUTTERBALL:  Turkey Talk-Line experts will be available this season starting November 1, 2011, through December 25, 2011, to answer questions and assist Thanksgiving cooks.

MY THOUGHTS

I am honored to be working with Butterball again for a 3rd year now on The Mommy-Files.  Butterball Turkeys make our Thanksgivings amazing and I am excited to have a Butterball Turkey at our table again this year!  One of my quick tips to make Thanksgiving dinner a successful one is to have a schedule planned out.  Starting with the stuffing preparation, turkey cooking, and the rest of your dinner, it will make your Thanksgiving day less stressful than if you were to play everything by ear.  Also, be sure to begin purchasing foods, that won’t go bad or that you can freeze, ahead of time – helping to cut down on meal preparation costs.  A big thanks to Butterball for this feature and giveaway opportunity on The Mommy-Files.

GIVEAWAY

2 LUCKY READERS ON THE MOMMY-FILES WILL EACH WIN A $15 BUTTERBALL GIFT CHECK TO USE TOWARDS THEIR PURCHASE OF A TURKEY THIS THANKSGIVING!!!

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment one of your favorite tips for making your Thanksgiving dinner a memorable one!!!

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– Comment on any Non-Giveaway post on The Mommy-Files – 1 ENTRY per post comment (no limit)
– Blog about this giveaway and include the URL – 5 ENTRIES

RULES

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 17th, 2011! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a Butterball Turkey check from Butterball to facilitae this review. The giveaway was sponsored by Butterball.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

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557 thoughts on “Thanksgiving Butterball Turkey Giveaway”

  1. Cindy Merrill

    We have some family members who are diabetic, so I always make at least two Sugarfree desserts so they won’t feel left out. My sugarfree applesauce pie is a favorite one.

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  7. Marilyn Wons

    I plan ahead. I make the side dishes that can be frozen ahead of time and freeze. I set the table the night before Thanksgiving and set out all baking instructions for the next day .

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  10. Sherry Lykins

    Make everything you can the night before. so you can just pop it in the oven!! I also chop everything for stuffing the night before, then just mix in in the morning!!

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  11. Maureen

    I make the dessert but I usually have my young nieces and nephews “help” so that they can be puffed with pride when the adults say they like the dessert.

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  13. Gwennie

    My favorite tips for making your Thanksgiving dinner a memorable one is to have an “Open House” Open your house to family and friends in the community.

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  15. shelly

    My tip for making it memorable: spend it with those you love if you can. I don’t have family that is close by and I always miss them during the holidays.

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  20. TANYA GOSSOM

    ive learned how to brine my turkey!! once you do this you will never go back to your tradional way of preparing your turkey.

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  21. Sharon

    What makes my family Thanksgiving dinners memorable are the shared stories of our lives, different at each yearly gathering.

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  33. Mary Beth Elderton

    I try to add something to the table that is not a traditional Thanksgiving dish. Maybe some Stuffed Squash beside the Green Bean Casserole. Maybe a rustic bread with olive oil for dipping alongside the dinner rolls and butter. Maybe some roasted acorn squash with brown sugar and cinnamon near the pumpkin pies. I also make sure to have holiday–and other–movies for anyone to watch.

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  38. Patti Hess

    One of my Memorable Thanksgiving was when I cooked the giblets and all that other stuff IN the turkey

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thanks

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  68. Lori A.

    We make Thanksgiving more memorable by having everyone bring a dish or two. This way we can spend more time together rather than in the kitchen.
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

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  69. bonnie w

    I am having Thanksgiving at my house this year with lots of extended family.
    Most of my prep time will be to clean house. I only need to prepare the turkey and ham….the rest of the dishes will be brought by others.

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  82. Ellie W

    I think preparing what can be cooked early the day before is very important for me. That way I am not so pressed for time on the holiday and can sit a little and enjoy family.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    eswright18 at gmail dot com

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  116. John Kirkpatrick

    Because of my work load, I prepare as many components of the meal ahead of time as possible. Thanksgiving day meal assembly now has so much less stress that it is enjoyable again.

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  128. sarah

    What is important is spending time with family and making an effort to actually be thankful for all we have. The huge dinner spread is nice, too.

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  145. Julie

    My tip make some ahead of time and freeze so there is more time to hang with family and watch the cowboys play on Thanksgiving day:)

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  160. Amanda

    I assign everyone a dish, and they can make it how they want, and they can bring it with them. It’s a great way to get everyone working together.
    magickalblessings26{at}yahoo.com

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  164. Renee G

    One of my favorite tips is stick with the tried and true recipes. If there is something new you want to have for the holidays – test it out before the big day.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

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  194. Kristi C

    My best tip is to remember to relax. I would get so uptight about making sure everything was perfect, I would forget the importanct of just spending time with loved ones.

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  200. Kristy T

    my favorite tip is to plan out what time you will start everything, then the stress will definitely be lowered! Thanks for hosting!

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  207. Lynda E

    The most memorable part is the cooking. My son and I won’t watch any holiday specials or listen to holiday music before Thanksgiving. Then on Wednesday night we put the Charlie Brown Christmas CD in and get cooking!

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  209. alycep

    I get everyone involved either bringing something or a specific chore they must do. The involvement makes them feel special and a part and of course it helps me out too!

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  214. Denise B.

    I make sure there is plenty to eat with many food option and nothing weird in the food that some people like but most people don’t.

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  221. Susan Ladd

    What makes my Thanksgiving memorable is having all my children and grandchildren over at the same time and them we all play football after dinner outside them it is nap time for the little ones and football for the grow ups. Love Thanksgiving !!! Like on FB and thanks for the great sweep. Hope to win 🙂

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  222. Mary Calabrese

    My tip: think about those who have less than you do. We have friends over for the meal who might not otherwise have a place to celebrate.

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  223. lori hart

    Best tip is to BREATHE. I think people put too much pressure on themselves to make it perfect. Relax and have a good time!

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  232. Laura C

    My best Thanksgiving tip is to prepare as many side dishes and desserts ahead of time. I cut much time and stress off the day by making much of the food ahead of time and rewarming right before the meal. I can enjoy the family togetherness without the stress of so much cooking.

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  236. Shannon Egan

    Making it memorable, aside from having the family over, is making the dinner SUPERB. My motto for holiday cooking is less health, more delicious. I can keep healthy during the holidays simply by eating less of a good thing. I would rather my food tasted fantastic than to worry about calories. 😛

    othila1985@msn.com

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  252. Nicolle B.

    Since I can’t be with my Mom & Dad on Thanksgiving and we don’t go to another family members house, I cook exactly what she used to make when I was a child. We had the same thing every year, but I loved it and it’s a tradition that I’d like to pass onto my children. We’d have a turkey stuffed, and eat the soft stuffing inside and also make a crunchy stuffing outside the bird, homemade rolls (looked like round pretzels, but with yeast dough), corn, homemade mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans (I make green bean casserole) and homemade pumpkin pie and apple pie.

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  264. Barbara M

    I haven’t made Thanksgiving dinner for ages.
    Usually go to my sister’s and I always take a special dish – something we all love.
    Thank you.

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  284. Jessica

    I make my Thanksgiving memorable by making some of my mom’s famous recipes. It reminds me of when I was young eating her Thanksgiving cooking.

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  293. Elaine Lund

    I try to do as much as I can ahead, in the morning, and that way I’m not rushed later on and am relaxed and can enjoy. And starting Thanksgiving night, it is officially Christmas season. I love how every year my youngest daughter can’t wait to decorate for Christmas- last year she started pulling out the decorations Thanksgiving night!

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  300. Valerie Taylor Mabrey

    We go around before dinner telling what we are thankful for. We also talk about those who are not with us anymore and the memories of the fun we have had through the year,
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

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  322. Lucy Schwartz

    It is the people that make the Holiday. It is the getting together to share and give thanks. Abountiful table without family and friends is an empty site.

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  376. nanjhall

    My favorite tip is to plan and make some of the dishes ahead of time so that Thanksgiving day is not so chaotic and less stressful.

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  407. kathy pease

    i know it is a stressful day so my teen daughters help me in the kitchen each is in charge of a couple dishes like stuffing and yams..it makes it less stressful on me

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  442. Michele P.

    for us, it is a potluck, friends and family bring their favorite dish over and we have fun socializing and eating the cook’s specialty. At the end, the chores are written on slips of paper and everyone gets to draw (clean table, wash dishes, relax in the recliner lol,) and whatever your slip says you have to do 🙂 it is a good fair way to divide up the chores and everyone seems to enjoy doing it that way.

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  450. Bonnigene

    Our favorite thanksgiving memories and traditions are all about us helping to make dinner together. My kids are always helping make something, from the time they were young they would help shake a jar of heavy cream to make butter.

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  456. Carolyn Daley

    My family likes to share what their best experience or major of accomplishment of the year has been while we are enjoying our Thanksgiving dinner. Positive energy and good stories usually bring us closer together.

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  479. Beth Brickell

    I do as much preparation ahead as possible. That way I only have to do essentials the day of Thanksgiving. I also welcome any help. The whole point is not to stress and enjoy the day!

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  480. crystal l allen

    we try to have all of the food ready before the guest arrive that way we have time to relax and visit before the meal. we also all pitch in for clean up and that’s when the men enjoy the game on tv and the ladies take care of the left overs and dishes… plus we always seem to sneek in a little more dessert. the kids will play outside and have good cousin time after the meal. memories for everyone, clallen at ntin dot net

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  486. Nicole Larsen

    Being with family always makes the holidays special–we have a very small family so it makes it that much more special 🙂 We let our 4 yr old daughter help with making everything and take lots of pics 🙂

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  496. Joanna Price

    This will be my first Thanksgiving cooking! Yikes! So I don’t have tips… just going to try and be very prepared with what time everything needs to start cooking.

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  503. Belinda

    Everyone brings a couple of dishes that they make really well so we can spend time with each other instead of with the stove.

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  516. spirit_kim

    I make it memorable slipping in some new and tasty recipes not necessarily associated with Thanksgiving.
    gabe411 at hotmail dot com.

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  543. brian e.

    Thanks for the giveaway…we start dinner with a toast to family & friends who are absent, or have passed on, and ask everyone at the table to share something they are thankful for the past year…some of the kids comment are hilarious.

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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