Yes, we could ask her to just check the pots and pans. Probably the best idea.
We don't charge a cleaning fee for the house, even though we pay her to clean, partly because we want people to leave it clean and we know that when there is a cleaning fee people will leave the place really messy - like dirty dishes all over the house, that kind of thing. So the cost of cleaning has to be reflected in the rent. Airbnb puts pressure on us to lower the nightly rate, with their suggestions that we people are looking at cheaper listings or we are more likely to rent if we lower our price. I understand why they do that, I guess, but frankly, I am not going to lower the rate for lots of reasons - financial but also I think people treat a slightly more expensive place better, higher cost screens out big groups of partiers, etc.
So we can ask her to check the pots and pans and if they need to be rewashed she can add it to her hours cleaning.
Thanks or helping me process my thoughts about all this!