Don’t panic on Thanksgiving, call experts for help

  • Tuesday, November 25, 2008 2:33pm
  • Life

Kitchen disasters: Turkey still frozen and dinner just an hour away? The bread won’t rise? Still not sure what temperature you’re supposed to cook stuffing to? Help from holiday cooking hotlines is just a call or click away.

Crisco Pie Hotline: 877-367-7438

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: 800-BUTTERBALL or www.butterball.com

Empire Kosher poultry customer hotline: 717-436-7055 or www.empirekosher.com/index.htm

Fleischmann’s Yeast Baker’s Help Line: 800-777-4959 or www.breadworld.com

Foster Farms Turkey Helpline: 800-255-7227 or www.fosterfarms.com

General Mills: 800-248-7310

King Arthur Flour Co.’s Bakers Hotline: 802-649-3717 or e-mail questions to bakers@kingarthurflour.com

Nestle Toll House Baking Information Line: 800-637-8537

Ocean Spray consumer help line: 800-662-3263 or www.oceanspray.com

Perdue consumer help line: 800-4PERDUE or www.perdue.com

Reynolds Turkey Tips Hotline: 800-745-4000 or www.reynoldskitchens.com

U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline: 888-MPHotline or www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/Ask_Karen

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