Why it's worth cleaning your forgotten freezer and how to do it simply

How to clean and defrost your freezer to keep it running well By Tegan OsborneABC LifestyleTopic:Home AppliancesPosted Fri 24 Jul 2026 at 3:00pmFri 24 Jul 2026 at 3:00pmFri 24 Jul 2026 at 3:00pmCleaning your freezer and getting rid of old food can help it run more efficiently. (Pexels: Meruyert Gonullu)abc.net.au/news/how-to-clean-and-defrost-your-freezer/106937240Link copiedShareShare articleThe freezer can be "the last frontier" of kitchen cleaning — a forgotten wasteland, where food goes to die.But it's important to do a clean-out semi-regularly, although perhaps not for the reason you'd expect.Associate Professor Julian Cox, a food microbiologist and safety expert from UNSW who works on the traditional lands of the Bidjigal people at Kensington in Sydney, says cleaning your freezer is…

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