Dishes and Tight Galley Space

After being on the road for several weeks in our truck camper, an almost universal complaint is the lack of space in the galley. Counter space literally amounts of a few precious inches, even when the "dog leg" pull up countertop is extended. Hence, having any amount of dirty dishes is about as popular as a dog with fleas.

Of course, filling up the sink or the dishtub for a handful of dishes doesn't tread easily on the fresh water supply--nor the gray water tank space. We've tried a "new wrinkle" by using the new "direct foam" dishwashing soap, put out by Dawn. The idea here is to pump a single squirt of the direct foam cleanser on a sponge, then wipe the offending dish down with it, give it a quick rinse, and off it goes. It really does tend to hold down the use of water, particularly if you catch the rinse water in a tub or pot and use it until it's too full of soap to rinse.

We have learned that using HOT water in the sponge is a must if you really want a good cleanup. There are times when we resort to the dish tub and regular dish soap: When we have a major stack of dishes or a lot of greasy pots and pans.