Defrostation

April 19th, 2006 by lynn under Blogroll

That is not a typo. I do mean defrostation, not deforestation. This is a Handy-Dandy Lynn Guide, and today’s issue deals with Defrosting Your Fridge.

My bar fridge has a small freezer compartment where I store the meats, and lately I noticed it had a massive buildup of ice. I mean huge. It was like Antarctica in there. And ironically, this Antarctic ice was preventing my crabsticks and sausages from freezing properly.

So I switched off the fridge, put the perishables elsewhere and started pouring boiling hot water into the freezer compartment. Yes, I’m not one for half measures. The ice started to give way, but the water dripping everywhere was a bit messy and I was too lazy to keep going back to the pantry for more hot water.

Execute Plan B - The Hairdryer. A steady stream of warm air directed into the freezer compartment seemed to do the trick, the inside was starting to clear up and the metal walls were becoming visible. And the best part was actually the outside of the compartment, where a sheet of ice was hanging off the bottom. It was like an icy fingerprint of the metal wall. I pulled and it fell with an almighty crash into the water-catchment pan.

After the collapse of the ice sheet, the remaining frozen water beat a hasty retreat. A bit more with the Hairdryer to vaporize any remaining liquid water, and my fridge was good as new again. The metal of the freezer compartment was actually a bit warm from the hot air.

And all that only took me less than one hour from beginning to end, but then I DO have a very small fridge. It was an interesting diversion from studying.

So basically this is how you defrost a bar fridge: