placed in the sink, and one by one removed from the suds to be wiped with a dish cloth, rinsed briefly under running water (turned off right away to avoid sink overflow), and placed into the other side of the sink. metal is dried immediately if there is a second person for drying, otherwise it's dried immediately after the washing is completed, or as the first priority if some dishes need to get out of the way before washing can continue. glass and ceramic are dried only if they need to get out of the way or if they're particularly expensive, otherwise they are allowed to air-dry. plastic is almost 