A couple of our guys use a can of Carberator cleaner. If I remember from my day rebuilding an old vet. that stuff requires a hazmat suit to use.

On the crock pot, best outside, but at a minimum the garage. Any antifreeze spills, clean it up with soap and water, twice, because you dog or cat will be attracted to in and as Ken said, it is poison and will kill your pet. When you have decided that you nolonger need the crock pot, bust it up with a hammer to keep someone else from using it.

Oh yes, on the used pots, they can give off some strange odors for a while. Ipicked up a used pot at the Good Will store for a big silver braclet I was doing. My store smelled like baked beans for several days after.

Don