I completely wash all of my dishes by hand, and then load them into the dishwasher to be washed again. Pots, pans, wine glasses, nice knives and other items cannot be placed in the dishwasher to air-dry because the dishwasher is usually filled with newly loaded dishes to be washed for a second time. The air-dry items are soaked if necessary, washed, and placed on fresh towels to air-dry. If I have many hand-washed items, such as if I've cooked a large meal for many people (e.g., holiday), then I hand-dry with a towel. When I air-dry on a towel, I turn the items after about 15 minutes to make sure that each side drys. Sometimes, there's a little towel patting that needs to be done before I put the air-dry items away.