The Park Tool chain cleaner is an ABSOLUTE godsend. In terms of a product doing what it is designed to do, it is absolutely the best product I have ever used. I can't think of a single way to improve upon it. Lay a newspaper under you bike, attach the tool, add degreaser, revolve the chain through the mechanism a few times, and BANG, super clean chain. No mess for me; I do it in my apartment on my hardwood floors and had no issues at all.
Simple, cheap and effective. Park Tools really is **that** amazing in my book.
Now a question for the forum....how often should I be using this amazing tool? I probably do it after every 7-10 rides; I usually re-lube my chain every other ride; my rides average 80-90km.