Old coffee cans

Just throwing this out there. I remember one day when Casey and I rode to Parkersburg together to race we had a lengthy discussion about the use of old coffee cans as a "parts washer". We discussed many many things that could be cleaned in them and I figured I'd drop the idea out for the rest of you guys. I'd say the newer style plastic containers would work best since they can't rust and contaminate the contents. I'm thinking mix up a solution of water and simple green and scrub away!