JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions.

The following is a paragraph is from the JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions....

"In order to create a "fence around the Torah," the Rabbis decreed that the separation of meat from milk must be as complete as possible. Thus it is necessary to use separate utensils (pots, pans, dishes, and flatware) for dairy foods and meat (known in Yiddish as milchig and fleishig, respectively). This entails storing the utensils in separate areas, washing them in separate bowls or sinks, and drying them with different dishcloths (ideally of distinct colors to prevent any mistake). When using a dishwasher, it is necessary to have separate dish racks; if these are not available, the dishwasher must be run through a cycle between meat and dairy loads."

"Because pots in which hametz has been cooked absorb and retain some of it—"imparting a flavor" into any other food cooked in them—those that have been used during the year are forbidden for use during Passover unless they have been rigorously cleansed in accordance with halakhic requirements (S.A. OH 451). For the same reason, separate dishes must be used for Passover; however, this is not required for nonpermeable glass, which merely needs to be soaked and well washed to be permissible for Passover use."
Eisenberg, Ronald L. The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions. 1st ed. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2004.

Lots more in this book.

I wish I could afford the whole talmud collection....lol...

I currently have that JPS guide and it's pretty good..though...