Rinse in a slow stream of water in the sink, as hot as you can stand it.

Allow to air dry if there is room, but if not, dry plates and bowls with the clean towel and air dry the rest. Wash pots and pans last and dry with a towel and put away. The next time you cook with them, the germs that might be there will die with the heat of the next cooking.

Cold water rinse is nasty. That idea just turns my stomach.

also, consider getting some dishwashing gloves so you don’t get wrinkly dishwater hands. nobody wants to see that.

(Use a clean dishcloth, not a sponge.)

2) After you wash cups and glasses, then wash the silverware.

3) Then wash plates, saucers, bowls, etc.

4) Last, wash greasy pots and pans. You can use a scrubber on non-stick ones, or a Brillo/SOS pad on pots/pans which do not have non-stick surface.

Always wash greasy pots and pans LAST. You don’t want to wash cups, glasses, and dishes in greasy water.

Use a great big bowl or pot of clean HOT water on the countertop to rinse your dishes. Refill as needed.

Use a fresh dishcloth every time you wash dishes.

Use a sponge to wipe off the table, stove, countertops, etc.

Rinse the sponge thoroughly, then put the WET (not wrung out) sponge in the microwave for two minutes on HI heat to kill any bacteria which are harbored in it.

Hope this helps.