Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Is your turkey out of the freezer yet? Depending on how big your turkey is, you may already be behind schedule.

According to Butterball, your Thanksgiving bird needs at least one day of thawing for every four pounds of turkey, up to four days before cooking. In a Thursday social media, post, the brand declared "Today's the day."

"National Thaw Day means it’s time for your turkey to go from freezer to fridge and allow at least one day of thawing for every 4 lbs of turkey," the post, titled 'National Thaw Day' said. "Got a question, call us at 1-800-BUTTERBALL or text 844-877-3456."

But there's two methods of thawing a turkey -- and while one is more time consuming, the other is more labor intensive. Here's what to know

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