Anytime you have to remove the contents of your freezer it’s a hassle - though it does help you remove items that have past their shelf life!

Next time you need to defrost, do it quickly and easily using this great idea from Tips for Girls. (Yes men, you can read, too.)

“Turn off your refrigerator. Fill a big pot with water, and start to heat it up on the stovetop. While the water is heating up, remove all the stuff from the freezer, and place it in plastic bags. (If it's cold out and you're a city dweller, put the bags outside on your window ledge.) When the pot of water starts to boil, stick it in the freezer. Take a second big pot, fill it with water, and start that one heating up. After about fifteen minutes, swap the pots of hot water.

By the time the second pot is ready to be swapped, there should be melted ice in your freezer. Wear rubber gloves while you sop up the melted ice (wearing gloves is easier on your hands, because the freezer ice/water is COLD!) Keep going with the process of one pot of hot water sitting in the freezer, while the other pot heats up on the stove. By the time you've swapped pots three times, you should be able to start removing big chunks of ice out of the freezer. With some coaxing, pretty soon all of the ice will separate away from the inside of the freezer, and you'll be able to toss it in your sink by the chunk-loads. It's quite exhilarating when those monster chunks fall off!”