A:Answer You can put your food in cardboard boxes while defrosting. Stack the full boxes, and cover with a few layers of cardboard and a blanket. The top box won't start to thaw for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, and only a tiny bit around the edges of the top layer of food. You can speed up the defrosting by sticking a small fan inside of the freezer to melt the frost faster
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