"gloria.p" wrote:
>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.

With your freezer emptied simply unplug it and leave the door open...
there is really no reason to speed up the defrosting process, not
unless your life is so barren that you have nothing more interesting
to occupy yourself. If you really, really gotta watch ice melt fix
yerself a gin n' tonic.

>Our freezer is in the garage

A garage is never a good choice for a refrigerator/freezer...
household units are designed to operate within normal living
temperatures.... any extremes will damage/shorten its life.
http://www.geappliances.com/search/f...e/10000320.htm