I"m telling you, the mesh bags are the best. You can also try cheesecloth but you'll need to somehow close up the ends. I can't sew a button. When you rinse the bag, have it hang in a glass jar to drip. As you pass through the kitchen or do dishes, just rinse them and look. The sprouts should begin in about 2 days.
Remember when you soak, get rid of the seeds that float. Those are dead seeds and will never sprout. If you find a lot of them floating, return the seeds as you got a bad batch. I've had this happen when I purchased from Amazon instead of Johnny Seeds or another sprouting seed company.
Let me know how it goes. So far, for me anyway, it has been the most convenient. Then throw the bag in the fridge when the sprouts start. Again this method, you can mix seeds that sprout at different times too. Once you see the sprouts, even if the other different seeds don't sprout, don't worry. Just keep rinsing and put in fridge. It will slow down the sprouting so they don't turn to micro greens. Those micro greens are excellent! My favorites are watercress, alfalfa, mung beans, red beans, any lettuce, romaine, spinach, broccoli, kale, etc. You have the two first leaves that come out after the sprout. They are delicious!
For the micro-greens, there is another method. Contact me if you want to make those. They are so good!