If you're like most people, you probably assume that your washing machine is the cleanest appliance in the house. After all, it spends all of its active time agitating away with hot water and soap!

So far as cleaning your appliances go, freshening up your washing machine is one of the easiest. Pop a cleaning solution in the drum, run a hot cycle, and it does most of the work for you. But what is ...

Pour vinegar in, run a hot cycle, then sprinkle baking soda and run another—say goodbye to funky smells and gunky residue. Give the drum baffles and rubber seals some love with a toothbrush and soapy ...