HOW TO DEFROST YOUR DEEP FREEZER (SIMPLE AS 123)

I woke up with a thought to clean my deep freezer. That thought alone could cause anyone to dread the task. Here I'm showing how easy it is no matter how big the freezer is. None of my food melted while defrosting my freezer. Thanks for stopping by friends.
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[@helenan.i.kristiansen1635]

Thank you so much, great help and info!😃👍🏼 How easy, I will do that tomorrow,. My problem is just that I have so many berries and tomatoes in it, so I decided that I will pack the harder to defrost food around the berries and tomatoes, and hope it will not defrost my food🤔😧 I mean, only One hour, that has to be ok!☺️👍🏼

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Your berries will be fine, trust me. Put all of the frozen food in one container together, it would take a long time to defrost. If you want put some extra ice on top. Hope this was helpful.👍🏾🥂

[@helenan.i.kristiansen1635]

sho'nuff gonna keep it real witcha Thank you so much, for your fast and sweet reply😃👍🏼 I will try that😘🤗👍🏼! 😍❤️👍🏼🇩🇰

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

@@helenan.i.kristiansen1635 your welcome, let me know how it worked.

[@helenan.i.kristiansen1635]

sho'nuff gonna keep it real witcha hi there again!. It is done, and it was SO easy, it took one hour, as you said, mine was 25% lagrer, so I used 3, 2000 ml, or 2 liters pans, and it worked amazingly well.😍😃👍🏼 My freezer were full, so I used some coolers, the ones you take to the Beach, to cool your drinks, and a Big plastic box, wrapped it with some foam sleeping Mats we use for camping. It all worked perfect!. Thank you again!😘👍🏼 Next time I will not wait that long, when it is that easy!😃👍🏼

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

@@helenan.i.kristiansen1635 I am so happy that you tried it and it was that easy. I'm pinning your comment. Thank you for sharing.👍🏾👊🏾👏🏾🤗

[@reneemanaena762]

Thank you so much! I haven't defrosted my freezer for 5 years and it badly needed to be done. Your trick was so easy and my food was back in the freezer within the hour! You are just amazing!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

So glad it helped.⭐

[@BlueJax86]

Thank you so very much. I just knew a woman would tell me that I could just get the defrosted water out with towels rather than deal with a big spill from a drain. I live in an upstairs apartment w/o a balcony to move to to drain outside. I was very concerned about creating a flood. That hot pot of water was a super idea, WOW! Now my food will not need to be out more than an hour tops. Your instructions where so thorough. Get teacher. Have a blessed day. ❤

[@cindycrewsbeach72]

I’m so glad you posted this. I thought I had to unplug it and prop the top open and leave it open all night then come back and deal with a ton of water in the bottom. What a lifesaver you are!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

I'm so glad you stopped by, please share!🤩 thanks for commenting too.

[@Netafied]

FYI, if you look on youtube for the guy who defrosted his without even having to do any defrosting by tapping the rim of ice that was only on the upper portion of his freezer walls and let those big sheets of ice just literally loosen and fall into a waiting bag or box held against the freezer wall right below the ice, it's pretty mind-blowing. He even did it with it half full of food, and probably didn't even unplug it. He was done in like 15 minutes. He used a bright orange hammer he found on Amazon, sort of like with a soft coating on it but very heavy in weight, then lightly tapped the ice, and it broke right off into big sheets, and he discarded the ice afterward. It's a great find because you can do this if you don't have a lot of thick ice build up all over the freezer, necessitating a conventional defrost, and a little hammer tapping maintenance when the frost is beginning only on the top before it spreads may just be a way for you to keep it at bay for a much longer time with this type of maintenance.

[@directordannythomas]

Thanks for this!

[@Dragon211]

short and to the point, perfect! Way better then the long pointless endless talking 10-30 minute videos of other youtubers, thanks!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

I know right. I hate that to unless i have to explain I try to keep it to the point. 😊

[@n2bfw884]

I've needed to do this for 9 years and today is the day for me. Thank you for the tips!

[@Shaftell]

Lol I'm about to join you too. Ice build up has been terrible so it's time to finally do this

[@n2bfw884]

I did it. I finally did it. Thanks again. 😘

[@tom8181]

After about five years I defrosted my deep freeze and this worked like a charm. I found some really good stuff in the bottom I forgot!

[@Nicol3c87]

This is the EASIEST way to clean it and I love it!

[@thomastatro5813]

Man just bought my first chest freezer got nervous about trying to defrost it and drian it. In an apartment your video just brought ease to our worry.

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

I'm so glad it helped. Thanks

[@nicolekelley6985]

Omg. Thank you. I'm moving Friday and I totally forgot about my deep freezer!!

[@g0rattler]

Thank you so much,...I was so stressed because I didn't know how to get this done without making a big mess and I found your video...made my day :)

[@Nicol3c87]

I didn’t even pay attention to the little Knob until this video 🤣🤷‍♀️ Thank you for showing me how easy it can be

[@rostar30]

Thank you for posting

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

It was my pleasure 🙏🏾

[@nelzjurne2998]

Thanks for making this simple and informative. I learned a lot. Great job!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure 🙏🏾

[@lisaking4160]

When I say the boiling water I was like I knooowwww sis isn’t about to pour that boiling water on the deep freezer😥 thankfully u didn’t! Great video, I’ll try this out!

[@thaddeusbialic7142]

Thanks. Good info. There is always the first time. 😁

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You're welcome 😊

[@evy684]

So much easier than leaving it overnight. Thanks for posting

[@nelzjurne2998]

Great job!!!

[@fullcasitafullheart9476]

Thank you for sharing this. I never would have thought about this! KZbin is such a blessing to find random tips like his to make our lives soooo much easier. ❣️Thank you!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You're welcome 😊

[@lapriece3578]

Thank you this video was very helpful God bless you 🙏

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You're welcome 😊

[@loopev]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I just found this video today and it was amazing. I went and did the same thing and was finished in an hour. What a BIG help. I can't thank you enough! Blessings to you. 😉❤️

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure 👌🏿

[@adamwarlock3530]

Great tip. I had to do it 3 times. I haven't defrosted it in about 3 years. Once I removed all the big chunks of ice that fell off, I got one of those 2 "-3" deep aluminum baking pans, bent down one side to fit under the drainage valve then drained the water that way. I live in a studio apt so I cant drain it on the floor. Much quicker than sopping up the water with a towel. Once drained just wiped it down with a towel and it was good to go. Thanks

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Glad it was helpful ❤

[@toniacundiff]

Thank you. My grandma showed me this method years ago. I forgot. Thanks again for the refresh

[@johnb7346]

Pure genius! Thanks for the great tip. Just did it and it worked like a charm in 30 minutes.

[@Hadassah7000]

Beautiful. I have a similar lookin freezer, Danby Diplomat. I am thinkin of just puttin the contents of my freezer in a bin out on the balcony while my freezer defrosts. It's pretty much Siberia here today. -38 degrees C and goin down. I don't even know why i bought a freezer haha!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

That will work.

[@MsLis-cw2xs]

Thank you so much! This is truly the best and easiest defrost video that I came across. I watched your video and defrosted my small deep freezer using your method. It was done within 30 minutes or so. Thanks again! 👍🏽

[@shariahhh]

Great video, I’m in the process of defrosting mines now. Where did you get the gate to separate the side that sits higher?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Great question, Sharia😉 it came with it.

[@AAquilina09]

thank you so much for sharing…. Do you have any tips on cleaning cabinets??? I noticed how beautiful your cabinets look in the video you posted on cleaning a garbage disposal & was wondering what you do to get them look so beautiful

[@tball7496]

Bless you .. I am looking to buy a 2nd freezer chest (last one died, died😂), but did not know how I was going to defrost, b/c my first one was a challenge. Thank you so much !

[@DB101415]

Thank you for posting this video. This was very informative and helpful.😊

[@OhMyPearls]

Nice to see you don’t have to use the drain.

[@playaplaya9315]

Great video! Thanks

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure 🙏🏾

[@elroy8272]

Amazing..thank you..first I need to empty the freeze..maybe store food in washing machine with bag of ice. Thankyou..short and to the point..perfect @

[@bisaandttslifetreasures2752]

Thanks for the video

[@plutoh9958]

This is actually really helpful! I've always just let it sit out at room temp for hours🤦‍♀️ thanks for the tip😁

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure

[@franceseverson8527]

Just wondering if you put a Trivet under the pot because it so hot, I wasn’t sure if you could have direct contact to the bottom of the freezer.

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

No . I just put in in, however that could work especially with the way they make appliances today. Good question. 😉

[@harrisfoster2204]

Once I saw the pot I knew we were cut from the same fabric. Don't know why others don't use this method. So easy.

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Yes..get it done ✅

[@takeontena]

Super easy and to the point! My issue was that I didn't know what I was going to do with the water after it melted... so thanks for showing that part, too :)

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Glad this helped you.👊🏾

[@estherbenton6008]

Thanks for this video! I have never defrosted a freezer before and this was very helpful. My freezer was larger, so it took 4 boiling pots and a around 2 hours, but it looks like new!

[@Joy-wg9nd]

I have been dreading cleaning my chest freezer. I have the same size as you do. Your tip on the hot water just genius. In less than an hour, the ice was gone, freezer cleaned out and food back in. Thank you soooo much!!!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Glad you found it helpful Joy24!🤩 thanks for watching and commenting!🙋🏽‍♀️✌🏽🌻

[@KellysCookin]

Thank you so much for this! My freezer was defrosted within 15 minutes!

[@dianekerper2442]

Roughly how much boiling water did you use?

[@abha4449]

Thank you so much for this! Very helpful Blessings

[@Blessandfavored123]

I dont know if i miss it but did u unplug the freezer first or sat water in freezer while plugged

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Definitely unplug it. Once it defrost clean it out with paper towels. It's easier that way. I hope that this was helpful. Have a blessed day

[@chandra11116]

Awesome little tutorial. Like the idea of not using a drain pipe and whole nine yard when it was not necessary...

[@amys6569]

This worked so well- thank you!!!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure 🙏🏾

[@robertbyington1691]

Thank You ma’am.. I’m in process of buying one. That really helps.☺️

[@deboraslay9494]

Thank you so much

[@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_]

Great information. Thank u

[@luffy9029]

Nice tips,thank you

[@ceeyesj7888]

Very helpful video

[@wheretonow6172]

nice video. short. sweet. to the point. thank you. :)

[@darnegoldie6705]

Thank you.

[@Bluegreenman99]

Thanks a lot I had forgotten about the nozzle at the bottom of the chest freezer.

[@leonameads3554]

Thank you soo much for this

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You're welcome 😊

[@philipaudlaluk2548]

Smart tip, good job

[@CritsHappen]

You’re my hero! Thank you!

[@loriross5291]

Do I need to put something underneath the hot pot when I set it in my freezer?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

No the freezer is protected. Not sure what it's made of but the pot doesn't hurt it at all.

[@jersgmc]

Thanks. I've got a deep freezer in the garage, the ice build-up is starting to get out of control.

[@MsKJ53]

Thank You Queen

[@JB-gt5ws]

Great video! Thank you!

[@nurulaisyahabdrahman8516]

So easy.tq

[@ASMRNaturaleeLaTreeInspires]

That was quick & easy! Thanks for sharing!👍🏾

[@jmreg7391]

Thank you

[@thatjerseyb]

and here i was trying to empty out the majority of my frozen foods in order to defrost mine... i would have done this a month ago had i thought about it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Glad to help

[@Netafied]

I think the point of the video was that you DO have to empty out the ENTIRE contents of your frozen foods in order to defrost it. No one must be reading the manual that came with the freezer, because the majority of them tell you to do it this way with a pot of hot water if you can't let it defrost naturally overnight. I'm just curious to know just how long the pot of boiling water was off the stovetop before placing it in the freezer AND if there is anything whatsoever underneath that potentially straight-from-the-burner pot that could damage the bottom interior by burning or compromising it. I think there's some people out there who might just put it straight onto the bottom seconds after taking it off the stovetop. That's not real SOLID metal down there lining the interior of this freezer, FYI, but rather insulation "metal."

[@thatjerseyb]

@@Netafied well no shit. you have to take it out of the freezer, but you don't have to store it for 24-48 hours somewhere else to defrost the freezer. I did read my manual that came with it and it says to unplug the freezer and leave it for 48 hours... so the snarky comment was totally not necessary... there may be people who put the hot pot right on the bottom of the freezer... what do you care? put a trivet or a towel in the bottom and call it a day. if you're a freezer defrosting expert... why are you even watching this video?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

FYI I took it straight from my gas stove and sat it down in my deep freezer. My mom use to defrost our old refrigerator this way. I didn't read a manual. I learned from my elders. I take the contents of the freezer out and store them in a huge storage container that i keep in the basement. Bada bing bada bung its done. 🤗

[@Netafied]

@@thatjerseyb Uhhh YOU'RE the one who said here you were thinking you had to "empty out" the contents, not me, so go pop a Midol and brush up on your composition skills.

[@gailallen8199]

Thank you so much! This helped😊

[@edithortiz1220]

Hi, thanks for the video, what is the brand and model you have? I don't know anything about freezers, I thought they were frost free, like a regular refrigerator. I think I need one for the basement, thanks, bye

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

GE

[@sherrigilliam7835]

Thank you so much very helpful

[@tnredbone615]

This was soooooo informative. Thank u so much. I so needed this video! Have a great weekend!😊

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You're welcome glad that I could help. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.👍🏾

[@davisiesha3878]

That looks sooo easy!! Great tip!!

[@asr332]

That`s smart thanks :)

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure

[@tollyliciouskitchen7379]

Thanks for sharing

[@leighdixon329]

Thank you so much for your video!! Have pot of hot water in freezer now.

[@victoriaburns5128]

Thanks for the info me and my family is moving in the next few days and we're bringing our deep freezer will try it when I get home

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You'll be amazed how easy this is. Congratulations on your move😀

[@TheSongBirdRainStar]

This is a lifesaver!! Thanks for sharing ❤️

[@DestinyScotties]

I've got to defrost my freezer. But I don't think it is very good for the unit to just place a boiling pot of water on the bottom of the freezer. Even if there is a layer of ice, you could damage the until. I am going to place a wooden cutting board down on the bottom to protect the floor and I will let you know how long it took (it's been almost 2 years since I last defrosted mine! TY!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

If they works for you. I have never has a problem in all of these years.

[@sha0520]

Hello. So I was with you until you got to the end. Was there any water in the drain pan? Where did the melted ice go? I just don't want to have the water sitting in the drain pan, and it start smelling or mildew!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Good question. The little water that was there I wiped it up with the paper towels There wasn't a pain no need the water would've went down the drain. My freezer is in the basement. Nothing molded nor melted. I hope this was helpful

[@PurdueDiva]

Thanks Hun!

[@sarahs3988]

So much easier then how I've done it in the past, thank you

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

My pleasure 😊

[@dylanlefevers3635]

Did you turn it off or keep it running?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Good question. Off

[@lucylucky8028]

Thanks kiddo ...It helped me!!

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Thank you for sharing, I appreciate that👊🏾🎉

[@Robert-fy1wh]

This helped me SO much! Thank You:)

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

So glad! You're welcome 🤩

[@yawanrai5987]

I'm gonna do it let's see how it works 😊

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

It works!

[@brendasollers9750]

Do you close the door when doing this way?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Yes

[@keithlmayersjr3669]

Your stars and stripes outfit is really kool. AMERICA

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Thank you sir🤩

[@mglennon5535]

Good stuff

[@sylvias5470]

Thank you! its on now😉

[@carlathomas2191]

Thank you for sharing however I wish I had the same results I have boiled two pots of water and put it in my deep freezer and the ice is still thick as ever

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Did you turn it off? There are times you have to use a ice chipper to break built up ice...its just a little extra work.❣️

[@carlathomas2191]

GOOD NEWS..AFTER THE 3RD PAN OF WATER IT WORKED....😊

[@eatmunchies6617]

Can you please tell me where the water goes after the ice melts do we need to open the drain pipe?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

You can open the drain if it's a lot of water or dap it up with paper towels. I hope this was helpful

[@kenweller2032]

2:30 Five years!!?? That's not bad at all.

[@ijm400]

Thank you sooo much!!!

[@zodiacstop9096]

GEMINIES!

[@ladynred5183]

Do you shut the freezer off ?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Yes!

[@BrokeBoyGaminghtx]

Should the freezer still be plugged in?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

No, unplug the freezer.

[@BrokeBoyGaminghtx]

@@shonuffgonnakeepitreal thank you!

[@customizedbykainja]

❤❤

[@Heaven525]

I wish I would of seen this video. Now I got all the water in my freezer. How do I get tge water out?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

At the bottom of the freezer is a knob of some sort for water to flow out of.

[@JesusIsaFlatEarther]

@@shonuffgonnakeepitreal I'm here because I took out the plug on the inside and the plug on the outside and no water comes out. Yes it's easier to just toss a towel inside, but darn it, the drain system should work.

[@stephenberry3839]

U are amazing!!!!

[@thetallone4691]

So just pit aboiled pot standing inside the freezer and thats it?

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Yep, that's it❣️

[@nettaw6257]

Now i am just waiting for the ice to melt. Thank you

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Won't be long👍🏾

[@nettaw6257]

It worked so well💯👍. Thank you so much. I told my sis n law too. Again thank you for sharing

[@jackwatsonepic626]

I live in a ground floor flat (apartment to some other people or a condo ),walk it into the bathroom and then lift it up onto the bath on an angle and then put the shower head on hot and defrosted like that within minutes and with the freezer being on an angle the water just pours out like a waterfall then put a towel in to mop up the excess water and then walk back to where it originally was and then put the food back in and the whole process only takes 20 mins, it works for me and these modern models are only light anyway so the lifting for me is ok ,but I don't expect everyone to be able to do this method.

[@preciouscrazy3118]

Well darn that it let me go do this right quick my freezer wont even shut so much ice around the seal yeah it's been a minute 😂😂😂😂😂

[@shonuffgonnakeepitreal]

Once you try this easy method you won't ever let it build up again.🤷🏿‍♀️