The Proper Thing To Do?

[woodelf]

We're having a new fridge/freezer delivered tomorrow, so we'll shut down our now FF early tomorrow, but it is iced up...is it the right thing to defrost?...would the takers-away expect it to be squeaky clean?...an obvious question(s), but didn't think of it before! Ta Muchly and Take Care All.

[Mamyalynne]

Hi Woodelf, I think defrosting and drying it would be the polite thing to do - they don't want their van swishing with water do they?

Hope the delivery and pick up goes well , Mamya (Smile) x

[woodelf]

Many Thanks Mamya, I thought it might be, but just making sure!...Great Big Wavy Smiles!

[teacake44]

Do what I've done in the past, early in the morning empty, shut off, boil kettle pour hot water into a bowel leave on rack inside fridge, shut door, it will speed up defrost, refresh with hot water after about 45mins.

[Bazile]

American one ?

[Hopkirk]

I hope you haven't got much frozen food to transfer.

The new one will have to sit for a few hours before being switched on.

Perhaps binge on ice cream and fish fingers today.

[TonyV]

Shouldn't take to long to de ice, I normally take food out and pack in cardboard boxes covered wiwith towels a store in coolest place I can find. Turn of appliance and put pans of boiling water in and leave it with doors open. Ice will soon loosen and can normally be "scraped off" with a spatula before totally unfrozen, comes of in sheets. Doesn't take to long an hour tops.

[calmck]

Have a fan blow air into the fridge. Defrosts very quickly

[woodelf]

Thanks teacake and tony for your warm/hot water tips and I've got plastic spatula ready - always liked lifting great glaciers of ice, same as stripping wallpaper off walls, biggest block of ice, longest strip of paper! We have been steadily eating our way through all the frozzy foods, but savin' me ice cubes till last, not that I'll be havin' a whisky in the morning...erm well, I don't think so! Many Thanks All!

[THECORBYLOON]

I had a Look on ao.com and they state, "If we’re collecting an old fridge or freezer, make sure it’s fully defrosted and free from any water."

[Mamyalynne]

Quite exciting getting a new appliance, well it is for me.

[woodelf]

Thanks for that confirmation Cor!

[woodelf]

A new appliance?...I've been wearing one for years!...Big Wavy Smile!

[Mamyalynne]

Ha!

[douglas9401]

Freshly boiled water introduced to a bowel can only lead to disaster, fridge or no fridge.

[zebo]

I use a hair drier when I'm defrosting the freezer, takes almost no time at all. As for keeping food, at the moment I could put it anywhere in the house and it would stay frozen!

[TonyV]

What disaster is impending douglas?

[douglas9401]

The enema within.

[William51]

Yes, it is the correct thing to defrost it for them. They would not like it if it messes up their van, some people may even refuse to take it.

[woodelf]

As always, I just bowl 'em and Douglas knocks 'em away!

[Everhelpful]

To appreciate Douglas's post,read teacakes properly.