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That's how we always did it at my parents' house because they don't have a dishwasher. They'd fill one sick with hot soapy water and the other sink with clear water to rinse.

At home, we have a dishwasher, so only wash a few things by hand, so I don't bother filling the sink.

I don't! My mom thinks i'm nuts for not filling up the sink but it just grosses me out.

I turn on the water and wash one pot/pan at a time under the running water. I wash/rinse all right there. Soaking pans with food on them in the water i'm supposed to clean them in doesn't make sense to me! I only hand wash pots/pans so I don't waste all that much water.

You're last bit of that post made me giggle.

Usually speaking, I rinse my dishes first then put them in a sink of soapy water to soak. Things like bottles or toddler cups, all those plasticy items? Always go first. So in they go, scrub scrub scrub, rinse then if they need a bit more soap I get the little hand held scubber full of soap. No extra dunks.

From there I move on to the rest of the plastics and glassware, plates, bowls, spoons, pans, etc. I might go through two or three sinkfuls of soapy water depending on how dirty the water gets. But like you, I can't stand that greasy residue! Drives me bonkers.

@MrsTiz: See, I have a sinkful of water up to the point where I have pots or pans. Then I drain the water and just wash the pans under a small bit of water. If it needs soaking, I set the pan to one side of the sink and fill the bottom with hot water while I continue washing another pan.

@MrsTiz: It grosses me out too!!!

I pre-sort the dishes by category: dishes, bowls, tupperware, cups, etc. Then I do a rinse/scrub of every category to get the gunk off, and then a second rinse/scrub of everything to make sure it's all clean. Somehow dividing it all into categories makes the cleaning more efficient!

I use my fingers, so that I can detect leftover gunk... if there's any, then I will use a tougher scrubber (if the dishes aren't too fragile).

@MrsTiz: same.
It honesty disgusts me to think anyone might wash the dishes in the same water they socked them in, even if they are changing out the water. I want to wash and rinse my dishes with fresh water running straight from the spout.

!@CupQuakeWalk: I'm with you!

How does rinsing dishes in a 2nd sink keep the water clean? I don't get it. Doesn't sound clean to me. Can somebody explain? I only have one sink, not two, but I still don't see how that would work.

The idea of a sink filled with dirty water totally skeeves me out. We just fill up any pots/dishes with water and let them soak a bit, but basically just hand wash everything while fresh water runs freely from the faucet. And I scrub super hard because I hate seeing any food residue left on the dishes. Grosses me out!

No. I let the water run. My parents fill the sink with water and then the water gets dirty and murky. They don't even let the water out immediately. So gross.

@mrs. wagon: I usually use gloves. My issue is that wet soggy food in a sink that doesn't drain is nasty. I soap up and slather sveral dishes in a "dry sink" and then rinse and put on the drain then i ring out my sponge and repeat with another few dishes.

@mrs. wagon: oh man, that was us for the first few months and man was it rough without a d/w. My SIL and brothers don't understand why we have a dishwasher. But they don't do dishes!!! they don't believe that I save around 1-2 hours DAILY because of a dishwasher!

I usually fill a small bowl with hot soapy water then start with the least greasy items first!

I think it's more to do with WHAT you're using to wash your dishes with than the soap. Sometimes gunk builds up on your scrubber that can lead to residue. I use a mesh cleaner because it dries almost instantly and doesn't smell or get nasty from being wet. But, if you're using a sponge, I'd try replacing that and then try washing again.