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Amy Hodge

7 mistakes experts urge you to avoid when defrosting your freezer before Christmas

Blue kitchen with gold hardware, wooden parquet floor and silver fridge freezer.

At this festive time of year, defrosting the freezer is always a good idea to make room for your turkey and an arctic roll or two. But you need to make sure you don't fall for these mistakes when defrosting your freezer which could make the job a lot harder than it should be. 

Any build up off ice is a clear sign you need to look into how to defrost a freezer, especially if it's preventing your freezer door from closing properly and clogging up valuable space you could use for storing food. Leaving your freezer to build up too much ice can prevent it from working properly and means it uses more energy. 

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