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Weedwhacker said:I know where the drain plug is in our freezer (in the very bottom), but never bother to use it -- I empty out all the food, use my hairdryer and a plastic ice scraper (LOL, Lyn -- do you even have a windshield ice scraper?) to get the ice off, scoop the chunks out into a bucket and mop up the water (which isn't that much) with a couple of towels or rags. Doesn't take long enough to necessitate moving the frozen food to another freezer, even in the summer.

This is my method as well. My freezer came with an ice scraper tool which I am grateful for since I doubt I would find an ice scraper anywhere within 200 miles of here.

BTW, did you know that ordinary household rubbing alcohol doesn't freeze? At least not fast enough to worry about when using it on a rag in the freezer. Keeps your wet rag from sticking to the freezer as if it were a tongue. Also serves to disinfect & clean. I mix some with water in a pail & wash out the inside of the freezer with it. I don't bother to even turn off my freezer when I defrost it -- just scrape, scoop, wash & go.