Thanksgiving 2016: You Can Now Text the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

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The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line has a new feature that will make the turkey-cooking experience easier and more convenient.

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line

Talking on the phone is still the fastest way to communicate with someone who’s far from you, but texting is a new option you can access this year. If you’re not looking to wait in line on the phone, you can text a number and get a response from a chef turkey expert.

It has now been more than 30 years in which the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line has been helping Americans all around the country cook their turkey on Thanksgiving. This year, they will be available for texting through 7 p.m. Eastern Time via the number 844-877-3456.

Meanwhile, those looking to make turkey on the phone can access the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line through December 31, as some people choose to make turkey on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve. The line has been available since 1982, when there were only six people working it.

They helped out a total of 11,000 people that year. Nowadays, there are more than 50 turkey and cooking experts on the line every year, taking more than 100,000 questions from thousands of households in the U.S. and Canada.

These are the hours of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line over the coming month and a half:

  • Nov. 22: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (ET)
  • Nov. 23: 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
  • Nov. 24: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Nov. 25-Dec. 23: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Dec. 17-18: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Dec. 24: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Will you be texting this year?

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