How to Defrost Your Freezer Quickly
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How to Defrost your Freezer in Double Quick Time
Well, here I'm going to tell you how to defrost your freezer in less than half an hour from start to finish, with the minimum amount of mess and upheaval.
If defosting your freezer has been something you have been meaning to do, but have never got round to actually doing, it is easy to perform, so you can cross it off your list quickly - Here we go!
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How to Unfreeze your Freezer in Double Quick Time
There is of course a reason why I don't unfreeze frequently - I always intend to use up or at least run down everything in the freezer first.
Never happens.
Quick Way of Defrosting Your Freezer
Here we go with the defrosting process then:
Don't worry about things melting when you take them out of the freezer - using my method they will stay frozen.
But do choose a cool day, or cooler part of the day, to avoid or inhibit melt-down of your food in the hot weather.
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Equipment Needed For Defrosting Your Freezer Quickly
Save Time By Lining It All Up First - and Get Your Stopwatch Out!
Fill a kettle and switch it on to boil. Whilst it is boiling, find:
- a baking tray
- a large saucepan
- a clean absorbent cloth
- Cooler bags and/or a large dustbin bag
- A wooden spatula or wooden spoon
First Things First
Emptying Everything Out
Pile all the contents into the bags (because if there are a lot of frozen packets all next to each other, they retain their frozen state much longer than if spread around the room). Don't shake off any ice from the packets at this stage, as it helps to keep things frozen.
Pick up any loose bits and pieces of frozen vegetables that are useable and put them all in with your frozen peas or rice.
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Whilst the freezer is completely empty, use the wooden spatula to gently scrape the sides, top and bottom of the freezer, but don't force anything that won't come away, and do not use anything metal for this job, and particularly nothing sharp like a knife, as you might pierce the delicate plastic walls (regrettably I speak from experience, which is why I had to buy a new fridge).
Remove all the loose ice immediately, chucking it into the baking tray, using the spatula and mopping up anything spare with the cloth.The reason for removing all ice and water immediately is to prevent the freezer staying cold and it avoids big messy puddles
:: DO NOT USE ANYTHING METALLIC OR SHARP FOR THIS JOB!
Freezers are very delicate and the interior casing could easily get pierced, so take care
Why you must be careful not to pierce the fridge casing
The following website explains about the harmful gases:
- How Does a Refrigerator Work?
- It will tell you how a refrigerator works, using thermdynamics -
In older refrigerators, there is a tube which is connected to a pump, which is powered by an electric motor. Inside the tube is Freon, a type of gas. Freon is the brand name of the gas. This gas, chemically is called Chloro-Flouro-Carbon or CFC. This gas is harmful to the environment if it leaks from refrigerators. So now, other chemicals are used in a slightly different process
Then Down to the Nitty Gritty of Defrosting Your Freezer Quickly
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Pour the rest of the water into the saucepan and place it on the shelf. If you have lots of shelves, put one saucepan of boiling water on each shelf.
Close the fridge door until it is just open a crack.
Leave this for about 5 minutes, and then open the door - the whole interior will be covered in steam - very satisfactory - and most of the ice will be loose or freed from the sides and floor.
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Use the scraper and cloth method (and your fingertips) to prise the rest of the ice away, and remove all the ice and water with the cloth and scraper, as before. You may find it all comes away, but if not, just refill the baking tray with boiling water and put it on the freezer floor again for a few minutes.
Everything should then be partially melted, and you can wipe over the interior and clean up completely with the cloth . If it is a bit dirty, you can use bicarbonate of soda to wipe it clean, but personally, I don't bother.
Your Freezer is Now Defrosted and Clean
All Done in Double Quick Time
Then return all the food neatly to the freezer, after shaking and wiping off any surplus ice.
This whole process shouldn't take longer than twenty minutes to half an hour for a smallish freezer, a little longer if it is big.
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Job done! Freezer Defrosted in Under Half an Hour
Was that quick or what?
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RetroMom
May 31, 2012 @ 4:56 am | delete
- Thanks for sharing useful tips on doing housework.
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- Wonderful idea which I have never tried. Thanks!
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skiesgreen
Feb 9, 2012 @ 1:51 pm | delete
- Wonderful ideas here for those who have this problem. My fridge is over 30 years old and is a double sided ice maker and never needs defrosting. When buying appliances I get the best and aim for the least amount of work in maintenance. Good tools make the job easier. Blessed and featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012 and also on Cooking Utensils, Ideas, Recipes and Accessories. Hugs
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- Our freezers don't get too bad, but the one in the RV often freezes over. Your tips will surely come in handy!
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