Comments on: A labor of love: Defrosting the freezer http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nette http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-6281 Nette Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:07:21 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-6281 I use a wet-dry vac to get the excess water out of my chest type freezer, it works great when you are defrosting the freezer and not messy either. I use a wet-dry vac to get the excess water out of my chest type freezer, it works great when you are defrosting the freezer and not messy either.

]]> By: Marj http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3625 Marj Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:05:06 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3625 I have used a hair dryer for years. Ever since the butter knife I was using punctuared a hole in a line. Drat.........new freezer. Can't afford another incident like that. I just defrosted 6 weeks ago. Hurrayyyyyyy. I have used a hair dryer for years. Ever since the butter knife I was using punctuared a hole in a line. Drat………new freezer. Can’t afford another incident like that. I just defrosted 6 weeks ago. Hurrayyyyyyy.

]]> By: Deborah http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3610 Deborah Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:55:15 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3610 Ladies, sometimes it pays to let your husband figure out a problem! I was hospitalized recently and my freezer needed to be defrosted, my husband did it for me---with a hair dryer! Ladies, sometimes it pays to let your husband figure out a problem! I was hospitalized recently and my freezer needed to be defrosted, my husband did it for me—with a hair dryer!

]]> By: Amy http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3609 Amy Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:05:37 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3609 I've been opening my freezer much more now that I've been doing OAMC, so the frost is building up faster than usual. I haven't defrosted in probably close to a year. I remember it being right before I bought a quarter of beef. I wish I had more freezer space above the fridge, but I don't. In the next week I should be getting my next beef quarter. Ack, I'll never have enough space to defrost the chest freezer if I fill it with beef. Must defrost now. Thanks for the push. I’ve been opening my freezer much more now that I’ve been doing OAMC, so the frost is building up faster than usual. I haven’t defrosted in probably close to a year. I remember it being right before I bought a quarter of beef. I wish I had more freezer space above the fridge, but I don’t. In the next week I should be getting my next beef quarter. Ack, I’ll never have enough space to defrost the chest freezer if I fill it with beef. Must defrost now. Thanks for the push.

]]> By: tricia http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3608 tricia Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:16:04 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3608 They came with my Whirlpool freezer. They sell them separately, but there are actually brackets built into my freezer for them as well. I would check the manufacturers website of your current freezer to see if they have any basket solutions, many do! They came with my Whirlpool freezer. They sell them separately, but there are actually brackets built into my freezer for them as well. I would check the manufacturers website of your current freezer to see if they have any basket solutions, many do!

]]> By: Michelle http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3607 Michelle Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:08:43 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3607 A trick I learned from my mom is to have a fan blow into the freezer and it will defrost in no time1 A trick I learned from my mom is to have a fan blow into the freezer and it will defrost in no time1

]]> By: Mrs. Pear http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3606 Mrs. Pear Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:20:44 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3606 This is one of my most dreaded tasks too! We have an upright in the garage that will usually defrost in about 4-6 hours, so I run down the freezer as much as I can and then load up the coolers (1 big 1 medium 2 small) and there is some stuff I keep in there that can be put in the fridge or on the counter (like baking), and I just bake off my cookie dough that I prepared and froze. I try to do it in the fall so that I can wheel the freezer to the front of the garage to get the late morning heat, but keep the coolers in the back of the garage and cool. I also put pots of boiling water in to help it along. This is one of my most dreaded tasks too!

We have an upright in the garage that will usually defrost in about 4-6 hours, so I run down the freezer as much as I can and then load up the coolers (1 big 1 medium 2 small) and there is some stuff I keep in there that can be put in the fridge or on the counter (like baking), and I just bake off my cookie dough that I prepared and froze.

I try to do it in the fall so that I can wheel the freezer to the front of the garage to get the late morning heat, but keep the coolers in the back of the garage and cool. I also put pots of boiling water in to help it along.

]]> By: Jamie http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3602 Jamie Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:26:21 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3602 WHERE IN THE WORLD did you get those baskets for the freezer?? I must know!!! :) WHERE IN THE WORLD did you get those baskets for the freezer?? I must know!!! :)

]]> By: SavvySuzie http://onceamonthmom.com/a-labor-of-love-defrosting-the-freezer/#comment-3601 SavvySuzie Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:47 +0000 http://onceamonthmom.com/?p=2703#comment-3601 ugh - I really need to defrost my own chest freezer but have been putting it off...thanks for the reminder :) Oh and I LOOOVE those baskets you have! Where did you find them? ugh – I really need to defrost my own chest freezer but have been putting it off…thanks for the reminder :) Oh and I LOOOVE those baskets you have! Where did you find them?

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