One of the most practical things about cold weather is that it’s a great time for defrosting your freezer. If you switch off the fridge or freezer and it’s frosty outdoors, you can just store what was in there outside for a spell. Defrosting your freezer regularly is important as when a thick layer of ice builds up, it acts like thermal insulation, requiring your freezer to use more electricity. Over time, older freezers in particular tend to develop thick layers of ice inside. Modern freezers often come with automatic defrosting features, and the no-frost technology means none of those icy ch…