Why is a Butterball turkey better?

With more than half of holiday cooks stuffing their turkey, Butterball turkeys have a natural leg tuck using the skin to hold the legs in place and make it easier to stuff. There are no plastic or metal locks in a Butterball turkey ensuring you won't have to worry about a hot metal clip when you remove your stuffing.
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Are Butterball turkeys better than other turkeys?

Butterball is known for its pre-basted turkeys. The frozen Butterball turkeys have an eight percent solution of water, salt, spices and "natural flavors," while the turkeys it sells as fresh (which, by law, mean they've never been chilled below 26 degrees Fahrenheit) only contain four percent of that solution.
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Are Butterball turkeys injected with butter?

In fact, there is no actual butter in or on a Butterball turkey. The fresh turkeys are injected with a basting solution made of salt water and “common household spices,” one brand representative told me. Butterball will not share the ingredients of its secret basting formula.
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What brand of turkey is best?

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  • Butterball.
  • Shady Brook Farms.
  • Harris Teeter Brand.
  • Nature's Rancher.
  • Organic Prairie.
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What is the difference between a fresh and frozen Butterball turkey?

There are absolutely no quality differences between fresh and frozen turkeys. Frozen turkeys are flash-frozen immediately after they are packaged to Zero Deg. … Once thawed, the meat of a frozen turkey is virtually as fresh as the day it was packaged. Fresh turkeys are chilled after packaging, rather than frozen.
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Whats the difference between a Butterball turkey and a regular turkey?

With more than half of holiday cooks stuffing their turkey, Butterball turkeys have a natural leg tuck using the skin to hold the legs in place and make it easier to stuff. There are no plastic or metal locks in a Butterball turkey ensuring you won't have to worry about a hot metal clip when you remove your stuffing.
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Does China own Butterball?

Seaboard Corporation bought Smithfield's stake in Butterball in 2010. The company sells over one billion pounds of turkey a year. Though the Butterball brand has been formally recognized since 1940, Butterball LLC was formed in 2006. In Canada, the rights to Butterball are owned by Exceldor Foods Ltd.
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Are Butterball turkeys injected with salt?

3. You don't realize that many turkeys are pre-brined. That frozen Butterball "Contains up to 8% of a solution of Water, Salt, Spices, and Natural Flavor." That means Butterball did the brining already in order to extend the shelf life of the turkey.
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Is Butterball Turkey healthy?

All Butterball turkeys are raised hormone- and steroid-free in accordance with USDA requirements. To maintain the health of our turkeys, we will administer antibiotics only as needed, under licensed veterinarian's guidance, to ensure they live healthy lives, free of illness.
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Is it better to buy a fresh or frozen turkey?

Fresh turkeys will hold their moisture better than frozen turkeys, bringing out a meaty texture with deeper natural flavors. It is best to preorder a fresh turkey with your local butcher and arrange to pick it up a few days before the holiday.
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Why is it called Butterball turkey?

A: Many people think Butterball turkeys have butter in them, but they don't. Basically the name came about because of their plump size and golden color. We're proud of the Butterball name.
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Are Butterball turkeys processed?

​Tender and juicy, Butterball Fresh Whole Turkeys are all natural*, never frozen, gluten free, and raised without hormones on American farms, giving you the highest quality turkey for your holiday meal. *all natural means minimally processed and no artificial ingredients.
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Is it necessary to baste a Butterball turkey?

After testing countless turkeys Butterball has concluded that you really don't need to baste your turkey to make it moist. Opening and closing the oven door can let out heat if you're not fast and Butterball suggests it's not worth tying yourself to the oven. This, of course, is also about preference and tradition.
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Where do Butterball turkeys come from?

We are the first nationally certified American Humane turkey producer. The largest turkey processing facility in the world is Butterball's 675,000 square foot Mount Olive, NC facility, located 64 miles outside of Raleigh, processing 17 million turkeys each year.
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Do all Butterball turkeys have pop up?

Even Butterball, the brand probably most familiar to home cooks, doesn't endorse the pop-up timer. The company's birds have “never, never, never” had timers in them, says Carol Miller, supervisor for the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. “And they've been around for 60 years.”
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What ingredients are in a Butterball turkey?

Ingredients: Whole Young Turkey. Contains up to 8% of a solution of Water, Salt, Spices, and Natural Flavor.
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Are Butterball turkeys organic?

Farm to Family fresh turkeys are certified organic with no antibiotics ever, are all natural with no artificial ingredients and no hormones or steroids.
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Are all Butterball turkeys pre brined?

"If you want to you can, but you don't have to," says Miller. "Most turkeys are already brined. Butterball turkeys have a solution in them that really helps to keep them moist and juicy and tender. If you're going to brine it, we do suggest that you cut down on the salt.”
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How are Butterball turkeys raised?

They are raised in barns with ammonia-filled air, and debeaked (without pain relievers) to avoid injuring each other in the overcrowded conditions.
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Do Butterball turkeys have giblets?

Some folks discard while others consider them a special treat at Thanksgiving. And some may even forget they come inside the turkey, but not to worry because Butterball turkeys come with an oven proof giblet bag so if you cook them inside the turkey, it's no problem!
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How are Butterball turkeys slaughtered?

Butterball turkeys are killed using a process that involves hanging live birds by their legs, shocking them in electrified water so that they become paralyzed (though they still feel pain), slitting their throats, and then running them through a tank of scalding-hot water for defeathering.
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Where do Butterball turkeys come from in Canada?

—Quebec-based food company Exceldor Cooperative has agreed to acquire Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd., (P&H Foods) which makes the iconic Butterball branded foods. P&H's main turkey processing plant located in Hanover, Ont., and a joint venture interest in Golden Valley Farms processing plant located in Arthur, Ont.
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What happens if you brine a Butterball turkey?

Companies take this step to help extend the turkey's shelf life and provide a flavor boost into the bargain. If you've purchased a Butterball or another pre-brined bird, there's no need to brine it. That said, the step won't do any harm, as long as you cut back on the amount of salt that you use.
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Should I wash a Butterball turkey before cooking?

Should I wash my turkey? “No, you really shouldn't. The thing that's great about Butterball turkeys is that they're all cleaned out and everything like that. And if you wash your turkey, you're getting raw juices splashing all over your kitchen.
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