Vee: You remind me of how I used to thaw my freezer. I used to get several pans of boiling water and set them in the freezer. One time I decided to try something new and I used my blowdryer. It took forever, and needless to say there was the risk of electrocution, so I stopped that practice! I don't think there is ever a fast way to defrost a freezer! One time I decided to try to defrost it overnight so I took out everything, put stuff in a cooler, stuck that outside, it was winter at the time, and by the time I got up the next day, my freezer was defrosted. Of course, now I have a frostless freezer, so I don't have to worry about defrosting my freezer now! Another kitchen chore I detest is cleaning the oven after all your delicious culenary delights. I hate the fumes from those oven cleaners, so at night before I go to bed, I turn on the oven on the lowest setting, spray the oven with oven cleaner, and presto, a clean oven the next morning, all you have to do is wipe it out. I've found that as I've gotten older, I opt for the easiest way out of doing something. Another unpleasant task is cleaning the litter box. I decided with some of our tax return money to buy one of those littermaid litterboxes, those kind that automatically rake the litter. It's paid for itself time and time again! Kim