Pico Rico wrote:
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> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> > 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.
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> just turn a fan on it.

Agreed. I have a big box fan, which I hang in front
of the freezer using a broomstick through the handle.
The rest of the broom lies flat on the top of the fridge
with a weight on it to counterbalance the fan.

The blast of room temperature air rapidly melts the ice.
(Rapid compared to any other method I've used, that is.)

I tape a wide sheet of plastic film to the walls of the
fridge to act as a funnel for the water dripping down.
The funnel directs it all into a bucket.