Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

Q: What is the best method for defrosting a manual defrost freezer? A: Manual-defrost freezers should be defrosted at least once a year or when there is more than one-fourth inch of frost over a large ...

To avoid further dragging the corona thread off topic, moving the discussion about manual vs. automatic (sometimes called frost free) defrost freezers here. Pretty much every freezer / fridge combo is ...