Butterball "cook from frozen" turkeys are available at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods and Publix stores. The new offering can also be purchased at select Kroger and Kroger banner locations (such as Fred Meyer, Fry's and Ralph's) as well as select Walmart locations.

Butterball’s new cook-from-frozen turkey skips thawing and goes straight from the freezer to your Thanksgiving table. But how does it compare to the original? We tried them side by side to find out.

When we first heard about Butterball's new Cook from Frozen Premium Whole Turkey, my fellow food-obsessed colleagues and I were skeptical. We've cooked hundreds of turkey recipes in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen,