Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel I'm here to save you time and money
and today how to easily defrost your freezer right let's get cracking, this tip should also
work for fridges that have a freezer compartment at the top, and I'm going to need my glasses for
this oh I feel like Spiderman! Nnow what you're going to need today is a kettle not only for hot
water but also to make a lovely cup of tea and you're also going to need an ice scraper if you
haven't got one of these use a wooden spatula or something but don't ever ever be tempted
to use a metal knife because you don't want to damage the inside of the freezer
and don't be tempted to use a hair dryer because the extreme heat can damage your freezer,
you're going to need some freezer bags to put your food in and also it's worth having an old towel
or a sponge just to mop up any excess water the first thing you must do is switch off the freezer
and unplug it you don't want the freezer being on while you're defrosting it, now let's open up the
freezer and this obviously is not a frost-free freezer because look at all the ice on it
this is really bad it's almost getting to the point where you can't shut the door,
so I'm going to take all my trays out, and there's a link above now
about how to clean your uPVC gutters or window frames so they stay clean,
and then what you're doing is you're putting all your food into your freezer bags they're
only going to have to be in there for no longer than half an hour and the final thing is my
chippy whippy whippies (Chips) oh I do like chips especially egg and chips preferably crinkle cut,
and you can comment down below on what is your favourite freezer food item mine is chips, the
kettle is nice and hot now you don't want to use absolute boiling water so turn it off before it
reaches boiling point and then what you do is you fill up one of the food trays with the hot water
as I said earlier do not use absolutely boiling water because you don't want to melt the plastic
then get that first tray in at the bottom and close the freezer door and all the heat and
steam from that water will start melting all the ice if you haven't got trays in your freezer you
can use an old washing up bowl I'm just going to fill up the next tray with some hot water
get that one in and you're basically doing this for every single tray in your freezer compartment,
there's a link above now about how to keep your washing machine hygienically fresh,
and then what you're doing is once all those trays are in there with all the hot water
close the door and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes
and all the ice will start melting and falling back down into those trays
now I'm just going to take my ice scraper and start hacking away there we go we've already
got a big block of ice that's fallen straight off just chuck that in the sink take the top tray out
first and go from top to bottom as you're scraping it then all the ice falls into the lower trays and
then use your ice scraper just to start scraping off all the ice and it should just fall off
and you can put that in the sink or just let it fall through into the trays
now there's a reason you do not use a metal knife because those cooling elements
inside the freezer if you split those or damage those then it's game over for your freezer
but just using a plastic ice scraper you're not going to damage any of that
there's a link above now about how to clean your dishwasher to keep it hygienically fresh
once you've got rid of all the ice then take a nice clean cloth and just a bit of
fairy liquid or any washing up liquid will do
just give it a bit of a clean inside and on the inside of the door
you shouldn't use really any detergents in here (sprays) so it's just a bit of hot soapy water
once you've given it a good clean then take a nice dry cloth and just dry it all off
make sure it's completely nice and dry you don't want any excess water in there
looking good and then while the trays are out you might as well give those a nice wash
again just some hot soapy water and then it's time to put your food back
oh chips
so let's load it all up so all the trays are back in with the food and look at that that is looking
absolutely fantastic and when you compare with what that was like before you can see
the difference and that means your freezer is going to be working more economically,
and finally of course don't forget to plug the freezer back in and switch it on,
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