My wife left me this past spring and I have been left to learning to
cook for me and my son. Anyway, being inexperienced, I bought a
Butterball frozen stuffed turkey several weeks ago, and I started
thawing it 4 days ago to make sure it was ready for Christmas dinner. A
few minutes ago, I cut open the net on the package and the big words "DO
NOT THAW" were written on the wrapper. How was I to know that you
didn't thaw the turkey until I cut that net? It was hard to read
through the net!
Anyway, I tried calling the Butterball help line, but they are
closed for the season, and the FAQ's at the website don't mention this
problem. I've tried searching Google for an answer to my problem, but
to no avail.
Am I the only idiot who has ever thawed a Butterball turkey that
says do not thaw? Is it safe to cook and eat? If so how? It weighs
about 9 1/2 pounds including wrapper, stuffing, gravy packet etc. Now
that I carefully examine the package there are warnings all over, not to
thaw it.
If anybody has experienced this or has worked for Butterball, could
you please give me an answer to my questions?

Thank you and Merry Christmas,
Steve

> Am I the only idiot who has ever thawed a Butterball turkey that
> says do not thaw? Is it safe to cook and eat?

Yes. Just forget about eating the stuffing, though. 4 days of defrosted
turkey juice soaking into the breading doesn't sound too healthy. But
otherwise you're fine. Of course, you're going to have to adjust the
cooking time to one for a "regular" turkey. Butterball.com should help
you with the temperature/time.

Synthie,
Thanks for your response. I called the Butterball hotline again,
and there were people there to answer my question. (I selected the
wrong option in the first place). She agreed with you that the turkey
was safe to eat, but she also said the stuffing should be all right as
long as the temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Thanks again for your response and happy holidays!

Steve

synthie wrote:

>>Am I the only idiot who has ever thawed a Butterball turkey that
>>says do not thaw? Is it safe to cook and eat?
>
>
> Yes. Just forget about eating the stuffing, though. 4 days of defrosted
> turkey juice soaking into the breading doesn't sound too healthy. But
> otherwise you're fine. Of course, you're going to have to adjust the
> cooking time to one for a "regular" turkey. Butterball.com should help
> you with the temperature/time.
>

Synthie,
Thanks for your response. I called the Butterball hotline again,
and there were people there to answer my question. (I selected the
wrong option in the first place). She agreed with you that the turkey
was safe to eat, but she also said the stuffing should be all right as
long as the temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Thanks again for your response and happy holidays!

Steve

synthie wrote:

>>Am I the only idiot who has ever thawed a Butterball turkey that
>>says do not thaw? Is it safe to cook and eat?
>
>
> Yes. Just forget about eating the stuffing, though. 4 days of defrosted
> turkey juice soaking into the breading doesn't sound too healthy. But
> otherwise you're fine. Of course, you're going to have to adjust the
> cooking time to one for a "regular" turkey. Butterball.com should help
> you with the temperature/time.
>

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:59:26 GMT, Sponge Monkey
> wrote:

> My wife left me this past spring and I have been left to learning to
>cook for me and my son. Anyway, being inexperienced, I bought a
>Butterball frozen stuffed turkey several weeks ago, and I started
>thawing it 4 days ago to make sure it was ready for Christmas dinner. A
>few minutes ago, I cut open the net on the package and the big words "DO
>NOT THAW" were written on the wrapper. How was I to know that you
>didn't thaw the turkey until I cut that net? It was hard to read
>through the net!
> Anyway, I tried calling the Butterball help line, but they are
>closed for the season, and the FAQ's at the website don't mention this
>problem. I've tried searching Google for an answer to my problem, but
>to no avail.

The Butterball help line is up and running and has been all week.

Troll on...

Boron

http://tinyurl.com/44u7k

http://www.butterball.com/en/main_ca...peration&hbg=1

On 25-Dec-2004, Sponge Monkey > wrote:

> My wife left me this past spring and I have been left to learning to
> cook for me and my son. Anyway, being inexperienced, I bought a
> Butterball frozen stuffed turkey several weeks ago, and I started
> thawing it 4 days ago to make sure it was ready for Christmas dinner. A
> few minutes ago, I cut open the net on the package and the big words "DO
> NOT THAW" were written on the wrapper. How was I to know that you
> didn't thaw the turkey until I cut that net? It was hard to read
> through the net!
> Anyway, I tried calling the Butterball help line, but they are
> closed for the season, and the FAQ's at the website don't mention this
> problem. I've tried searching Google for an answer to my problem, but
> to no avail.
> Am I the only idiot who has ever thawed a Butterball turkey that
> says do not thaw? Is it safe to cook and eat? If so how? It weighs
> about 9 1/2 pounds including wrapper, stuffing, gravy packet etc. Now
> that I carefully examine the package there are warnings all over, not to
> thaw it.
> If anybody has experienced this or has worked for Butterball, could
> you please give me an answer to my questions?
>
> Thank you and Merry Christmas,
> Steve

I'd take that to mean, "Don't thaw it until you're ready to cook it". If you
thawed it in the refrigerator, or in any other way that didn't allow it to
rise
to or above 40°. You did good. It needs to be near room temperature before
you try to cook it. I don't see how that's possible unless you thaw it out.

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On 25-Dec-2004, Sponge Monkey > wrote:

> My wife left me this past spring and I have been left to learning to
> cook for me and my son. Anyway, being inexperienced, I bought a
> Butterball frozen stuffed turkey several weeks ago, and I started
> thawing it 4 days ago to make sure it was ready for Christmas dinner. A
> few minutes ago, I cut open the net on the package and the big words "DO
> NOT THAW" were written on the wrapper. How was I to know that you
> didn't thaw the turkey until I cut that net? It was hard to read
> through the net!
> Anyway, I tried calling the Butterball help line, but they are
> closed for the season, and the FAQ's at the website don't mention this
> problem. I've tried searching Google for an answer to my problem, but
> to no avail.
> Am I the only idiot who has ever thawed a Butterball turkey that
> says do not thaw? Is it safe to cook and eat? If so how? It weighs
> about 9 1/2 pounds including wrapper, stuffing, gravy packet etc. Now
> that I carefully examine the package there are warnings all over, not to
> thaw it.
> If anybody has experienced this or has worked for Butterball, could
> you please give me an answer to my questions?
>
> Thank you and Merry Christmas,
> Steve

I'd take that to mean, "Don't thaw it until you're ready to cook it". If you
thawed it in the refrigerator, or in any other way that didn't allow it to
rise
to or above 40°. You did good. It needs to be near room temperature before
you try to cook it. I don't see how that's possible unless you thaw it out.

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