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tryinghard
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 Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:21 pm
I have a very large standing freezer that is getting completely overrun with ice. It needs defrosting ASAP. I just can't figure out how!
My freezer is full. It's hot out, which will help with defrosting quickly, but what do I do about the food? In the past we gathered coolers, borrowed a couple, moved all the stuff into coolers, defrosted the freezer and refilled it. But I can't help wondering if there's a better solution out there.
Any genius ideas? (Or super simple, super obvious, can't-believe-I-never-heard-that ideas!)
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Frumme
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Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:37 pm
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I'd still put everything in coolers (at least those large cooler bags), but use a hair dryer to melt the ice faster. Then wipe down, clean, and refill
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sheindellaya
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Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:38 pm
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I do it often. I Fill up my sinks and laundry basket with the food. Usually when all the frozen is kept together it stays frozen while freezer defrosts. As soon as its defrosted I clean and reload.
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nicole81
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Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:46 pm
Have a cooking marathon? My whole freezer defrosted on it's own this week and it's been what I'm doing:(
Also go through your regular freezer, take anything out that you can, and make as much space as possible. You can try chipping away at the ice, too, for 5 minutes every hour, until it's gone.
If you happen to be in Brooklyn, I have a 100 quart cooler that keeps the food cold for up to 5 days; happy to lend it out.
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abs
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Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:12 pm
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Once emptied, put a fan in front of the opened freezer door. All the ice will melt quickly (maybe an hour?) Have lots of towels ready to clean up all the puddles.
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Goody2shoes
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Tue, Aug 24 2021, 11:39 pm
My mom used to use a blow dryer. It would be one of the boys jobs. I think it's their best memories growing up 
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