Thanksgiving Butterball Turkey Giveaway
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.”
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– 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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
Do all your prep and as much baking as you can days before. Even cutting up onions and throwing them in the freezer to use saves time.
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Have your guests bring a dish to share. Less for you to cook.
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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.
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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.
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We ask one of the kids to say grace and it’s always so cute.
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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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It’s all about family. We’re doing a photo collage this year.
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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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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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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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 🙂
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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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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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. 😛
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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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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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We always use are great grandmother’s dishes, and we each tell stories of funny childhood memories.
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We plan on getting everyone involved in a game of football before we have our Thanksgiving dinner.
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We always make my grandmother’s sweet potato pie.
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i keep the kids involved in all the prep and cooking…thats what makes it memorable for them
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All helping with dinner together!
That way, there are lots of memories created and the dinner making process speeds up 🙂
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I think the best way to make Thanksgiving memorable is to have all your favorite people attending.
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I always like for people to come early and we all share in the recipes. We always have so much fun.
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we have each family bring a dish no matter what house we meet at so that no one person spends all day in the kitchen.
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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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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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I like to have a conversation starter. Such as thankful turkey tailfeathers!
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Get everyone to pitch in… each person has a specific task.
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.
Fav tip for a memorable thanksgiving … good food and drink. And ofcourse family!
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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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we all help with dinner,that helps!
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My favorite tip is to not burn anything. 🙂
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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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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Best way to make the holiday memorable… burn the turkey lol. No one will ever forget that!
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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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traditions! We eat the same food every year and love it!
Everyone brings a couple of dishes that they make really well so we can spend time with each other instead of with the stove.
We use Mom’s and Grandma’s Stuffing recipe!
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Never let stress ruin the day! Take it easy and casual and laugh a lot!
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My tip – make the pies the night before Thanksgiving.
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I like to play games with my kids after we eat with cousins and grandparents and aunts and uncles . They remember how much fun it is.
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I don’t have any tips. This is my first year to host Thanksgiving for my family. Wish me luck!
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I make Thanksgiving dinner memorable by making all of my family’s favorite holiday foods.
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Have everyone participate in their own way in the preparation of the meal and play games after the meal.
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.
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Making everyone’s favorite meal and plenty of desserts!
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Make favorite Thanksgiving foods from the past and video the celebration.
We make it memorable but having fun and playing games after the feast.
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