And it's taking forever, never done it before, got a new one being delivered tommorow, Curry'swon't ake the old one unless it's clean and spotless, doing my head in!
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I've just put my new Smeg freezer on that I won in a competition with Birds Eye 
I defrost mine every 6 months and give it a good clean 
have you tried putting bowls of hot water in and closing the door? Mebbe a hair dryer on it? and put some towels down to catch the excess water
Hair dryer and a sharp knife!
Originally Posted by Pengy:
I've just put my new Smeg freezer on that I won in a competition with Birds Eye
I defrost mine every 6 months and give it a good clean have you tried putting bowls of hot water in and closing the door? Mebbe a hair dryer on it? and put some towels down to catch the excess water
I love the name Smeg
And you won it in a competition? Impressive....
No hair dryer I have a crew cut, but might dry the bowl trick. I turned the fridge freezer off before I left for work, but like an idiot I forgot to open the freezer door, left towels on the floor.
Horrid chore 
best of luck
best of luck 
I boil the kettle and fill saucepans and put them in the freezer and shut the door
Just be thankful Jay is still in the house.
Originally Posted by Eileen Over:
Originally Posted by Pengy:
I've just put my new Smeg freezer on that I won in a competition with Birds Eye
I defrost mine every 6 months and give it a good clean have you tried putting bowls of hot water in and closing the door? Mebbe a hair dryer on it? and put some towels down to catch the excess water
I love the name Smeg And you won it in a competition? Impressive....
I did Eileen via FB - I dressed up Clarence the bear and posted a photo and smegging hell he won
Originally Posted by Senora Reyes:
Just be thankful Jay is still in the house.
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Hair dryer and a sharp knife!
Sharp knives can cause damage if you're not very careful, as a friend found out when he punctured
one of the tubes! I favour a blunter utensil and lots of bowls of hot water!
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Hair dryer and a sharp knife!
No way should you EVER attack a Fridge/Freezer with a sharp instrument! If you accidentally fracture/puncture the cooling system no-one will touch it and you'll have to handle the disposal yourself.
Sprinkle salt over all the iced up surfaces and place bowls of hot water inside.
Have plenty of mopping up paraphenalia on hand.
I've always used a bread knife - I'm careful - maybe I've just been lucky - I don't hack at it like a nutter though - just use it for leverage!
That pans of boiling water trick worked a flippin treat, freezer done in less than an hour and a half, brill!
Originally Posted by Poolshark:
That pans of boiling water trick worked a flippin treat, freezer done in less than an hour and a half, brill!
hey decades old trick that one Poolie
Yes, I was going to suggest putting something steaming in there.
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Hair dryer and a sharp knife!
No! you can pierce the "elements" and the gas can escape.Go easy withe hairdryer too.Best to let it defrost slowly.