Sounds like a technique I use involuntarily every now and then too. I have one variation: I fill only one side of the double sink, so that I can use the other side for rinsing and hardcore scrubbing when there's, say, a badly-burnt pot. I rarely have so many dishes that they overflow *both* sinks.
Re: The "Uuugh-ness" of dishwashing
Sounds like a technique I use involuntarily every now and then too. I have one variation: I fill only one side of the double sink, so that I can use the other side for rinsing and hardcore scrubbing when there's, say, a badly-burnt pot. I rarely have so many dishes that they overflow *both* sinks.