The same thing happened to us and we tried two different methods: an indoor and outdoor method.

With the indoor method, we simply turned my wifes hairdryer on the "hot" setting and stood there with a bucket underneath the freezer. It was effective, however, it got old standing there and your arm got tired of holding the dryer. So....

We took the whole fridge outside, filled the bucket up with warm (not hot) water and sloshed it in there. It worked well too, however, it was a pain getting the fridge in and out and was also quite messy.

Either way, once you get it all defrosted, you'll want to dry it off with a towel to prevent re-freeze and your food sticking to the surface.

As for the food during the defrosting process, we simply put it in a cooler! Keeps it cool just fine!

As far as preventing buildup in the future, it's almost unavoidable unless you get a new "no frost" freezer. Best advice is doing the hairdryer when you notice it getting thick again and try to stay on top of the buildup.

Good luck man!
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