Holiday Help Lines

Some of us are novices and forget to remove the giblets from the bird. Others of us are more experienced yet still are flustered by a slow-thawing bird and the imminent arrival of 12 guests. And a small number of us simply lose our wits entirely when it comes to roasting a whole turkey.

“The most memorable call that I received was from a person who asked, ‘Does a turkey have one leg that’s white meat and another that’s dark meat?’ ” recalls Carol Miller, a supervisor at the Butterball Turkey hotline. “But,” she adds kindly, “all of us have been there at one point in time.”

If you fit any of these categories, help is but a phone call or click away:

HOT LINES AND WEB SITES

* Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, (800) 323-4848 or https://www.butterball.com

* U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline, (800) 535-4555

* Reynolds Wrap Kitchens Turkey Information Line, (800) 745-4000 or https://www.reynoldskitchens.com

* Land O’Lakes Holiday Bake-Line, (800) 782-9606 or https://www.landolakes.com

* Shady Brook Farms Dial-a-Chef Holiday Hot Line, (888) 723-4468 or https://www.dialachef.com

* Honeysuckle White Turkey Line, (800) 810-6325 or https://www.honeysucklewhite.com

* Campbell’s Holiday Leftover Hot Line, (888) 453-3868

MORE WEB SITES

* Better Homes and Gardens, https://www.bhglive.com

Cooking tips, menu plans and decorating ideas.

* Cooking.com, https://www.cooking.com

Planner, tips, traditional and alternative menus and products.

* Epicurious, https://www.epicurious.com

Illustrated tips, theme-menu ideas, vegetarian recipes and wine and beer suggestions.

* National Turkey Federation, https://www.eatturkey.com

Purchasing, thawing and roasting tips.

* Reader’s Digest, https://www.rdthanksgiving.com

Recipes, stories, crafts and activities for kids.

* Starchefs, https://www.starchefs.com

Cooking and carving instructions plus simple recipes from well-known chefs and cookbook authors.