This is how I do my dishes:

[BK_Adores_Chase]

To save water, instead of filling the sink, I keep my fish soap in a hand soap dispenser because if I use it while it's in the big bottle it gets everywhere and messy and I waste some - so anyway, I squirt a squirt on whatever I'm washing first (the sink is closed so it won't drain the water) and I wash that one dish and rinse it off above the other dishes with hot water - I do this with the next dish and the next dish until the sink is full - after it's full, I don't use anymore soap and I rinse the dishes off in the other half of the sink with cold water.

[lparker5]

to save water we just throw the dishes away I caught myself doing this on accident...it was all bad...lol

[potluck6]

It can be worth it to buy name brand dish soap like dawn i bought a huge bottle of a off brand for 99cent but i realized i had to squirt the dishes especially the greasy ones 2-3 times so i'll get the good stuff with a cpn next time.

[ancmetro]

     Throw the dishes away...and use paper ones. If you really have to do some pots-and-pans and dishes, buy a plastic storage shoe box, then pour some dish soap and then add warm water...throw all the items in there. Come back in ten minutes, sponge them and rinse them.

[LenoraMinogue]

I never really think about how I do dishes that much, just get them done quickly, so that I can get onto something more fun.

[moonangel]

dishwasher all the way i dont think its very frugal which most time i do try to be but after working and cleaning and everything else it is the one luxury i can still giveto myself

[ssliva67]

When necessary I use a small squirt of foamy Dawn soap to help clean before they go into the dishwasher.

[nycgal85]

I do that too lol.

[vp44]

I have a dishwasher but at times its great to save water. I will fill my dish tub with water, wash all my dishes place on one side of sink and once I am done i rinse them off all at once.

[vickysue]

I start with a small amount of dish water and then as i wash the light stuff first and rinse and as i get to the bigger and heaver dishes i have more water and suds to finish. Washing dishes is one of my get aways. I don't mind doing them by hand as long as i have hot water and soap.

[EDW39A]

I hear/read you washing dishes was my first job, started in high school!

[Azanne07]

i dont skimp when it comes to my dishes i gotta know there clean. I use my dish washer. i dont ever hand wash anything unless it goes in the dishwasher later or its not dishwasher safe

[EDW39A]

You can wash your dishes at home and have them safe if you understand the process. To be done properly you have to wash, rinse and then sanitize them (some bleach can be used for that). Most home dish washers (dish washing machines) don't do the job. Unless your dish washer has a hot enough air drying blower in it and only if it goes through the full cycle will it sanitize. They really do not sanitize like people think they do. The commercial ones are much different (they have to bring the water to a very high temperature or use those sanitizing products, most do both) and can handle the products that sanitize. But there the people (workers) have to have clean hands as well.

[davidh121]

I give a quick clean of all the dishes and then start cleaning them with the dish detergent soap and put them in another pile. When I run out of room then I start washing the soap off and repeat. If I really felt worried about saving water I will just cut this from other things. Of course I actually hardly hit my quota, so I'm doing usually fine on my water usage.

[tdecet]

I use my dishwasher everyday.  I like to get my dishes clean.  and the dishwasher sanitizes them.  I never use cold water to rinse or wash.
Nothing really gets clean in cold water.