On 12/29/2011 11:46 PM, Pico Rico wrote:
> > wrote in message
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>> On 12/29/2011 7:12 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>> My fridge is just about empty so time for an easy scrubbing for that
>>> beast. The top freezer doesn't have much in it, so easy to scrub that
>>> out quickly. That one is self-defrosting.
>>>
>>> My downstairs freezer isn't a no-frost one, and it's been cold enough
>>> outside to think about putting most in a couple of coolers outside to
>>> get it done.
>>>
>>> What's your best method for defrosting a freezer? I usually use pots of
>>> boiling water, but this freezer is downstairs, the kitchen is upstairs.
>>> First time for this since getting the freezer.
>>
>>
>> Our freezer is in the garage and I use the boiling water in a kettle
>> method. Could you put boiling water in a crock pot turned on high?
>>
>> Husband once showed me how to defrost our former freezer with a hair
>> dryer. It worked well except he melted one of the door shelves enough
>> so it sagged a few inches. I went back to boiling water.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> what the heck are you folks doing? Just turn a fan on and let the room air
> circulate into the freezer. It will defrost likity split, and big chunks of
> ice will fall off.
>
>
Room temp is about 50F where the freezer is downstairs during the winter.