Kenmore's $1,100 Elite 41582 washing machine is roughly comparable to the EFLS617S in terms of features, but it falls behind in everything else. It isn't a bad washer -- it was actually inspired ...

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 ...

"It just smelled terrible. It's probably the worst, almost like a sewer gas smell,” said Karen Freeman of Indianapolis, whose Kenmore Elite washer-dryer is one of the poorly designed appliances ...