Early Bird Tips For The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Don't put that turkey in the oven just yet!

Janice Stahl, of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, visited the KCAL9 studios Monday to share early bird tips and expert cooking advice to ensure you have a holiday that shines.

This year, Butterball is helping cooks in crisis on Facebook, Twitter and through Live Chats on Butterball.com. They also have the new Butterball Cookbook Plus app which features hundreds of recipes, how-to videos, and useful kitchen tools.

And as always, the experts can be reached via hotline at 1-800 BUTTERBALL with all your turkey questions.

Turkey Tips:

- Wash your hands often and keep raw turkey and ready-to-eat foods separated.

- And always cook foods to proper temperatures - the turkey should reach 180° F in the thigh, 170° F in the breast and 165° F in the center of the stuffing.