You're pulling your warm laundry out of the dryer, blissfully unaware that your washing machine just committed treason. It didn't leave your clothes cleaner than they were before you put them in.

Mastering the art of laundry is one thing, but knowing how to then clean your washing machine is another. Despite your washing machine living in a warm-water, detergent, and stain-remover continuum, ...

Kenmore's $1,530 Elite 31633 washing machine (available at Sears for $915) has the best stain removal score of any top-loader we've tested so far. It also looks high-end and can hold twice as many ...