Life hack: How to defrost your freezer the easy way

If you’ve ever had ice build up on your freezer, it can become a problem super fast. But before you start chipping away at the ice, check out this life hack that will make the entire process a lot easier and quicker.

Our deep freezer with lots of ice build up on the sides.

So, our deep chest freezer started frosting up because the door wasn’t sealing completely. As a result, warm air started seeping inside and coming in contact with the coils, causing it to ice up. We fixed the sealing problem but still needed to get rid of all the ice! Then my mother in law gave me a great idea. Here’s what we did.

#1: Wrap your freezer food in a blanket

You don’t need to move all of your freezer food into a different freezer. That is just plain silly. Since there entire process only takes about 30 minutes, just wrap your food in a blanket on the ground. That will keep everything insulated enough while your defrost the freezer.

Life hack: How to defrost your freezer — Life hack: Wrap your freezer food in a big blanket.

#2: Place boiling pot of water in freezer

Unplug the freezer and then place a big pot of boiling water into the bottom of the freezer and then shut the door. The heat and steam from the water will quickly start to melt the ice inside the freezer. Leave the pot in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Life hack: how to defrost a freezer — Pot filled with boiling water.

#3: Wet vac and clean the freezer

When you open the freezer, all of the ice should be melted. So next on this life hack is to suck all the extra water up with a wet/dry vac. If you don’t own a wet vac, just soak all the extra water up with a couple of towels.

#4: Put all the food back in the freezer

Last but not least, put all of your food back the freezer. Take this opportunity to throw away any old freezer food and organize everything. These deep wire freezer bins can make it easy to keep all of your food organized. Then, you’re done!

I literally completed this life hack of defrosting my deep freezer in 30 minutes. It was so easy and I felt so much better. Check out my full video on how to defrost your freezer below.