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Need Help With Dinner? Call an Expert

Several companies have set up phone hotlines to help cooks who find themselves in a pinch this Thanksgiving.

Oh, Thanksgiving. A time for family friends and good food.

Of course the day always presents cooks with some kind of culinary challenge. But there are experts who can help. Below are just a few helplines. Let us know if you have more.

Cooks struggling with their turkey can find advice at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, (800) 288-8372. When the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line opened 29 years ago, six home economists responded to 11,000 phone calls, according to the Butterball website.

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Reynolds Wrap also offers a Turkey Tips hotline, (800) 745-4000. The website also offers tips on how to properly store leftovers and how to prevent big messes.

If your trouble is more in the dessert variety, Crisco pie experts are open to help from 5 a.m. PST (8 a.m. EST) to 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST) Thursday. You can reach live pie experts at (877) FOR-PIE-TIPS.

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Need help with finding breads, sauces, side dishes and even desserts? You can call Ocean Spray, (800) 662-3263. They have hotline hours run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.


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