That is a Crock Grill with the burner and grill missing. I had one back in the early 2000s. The hole is for where the burner plugs into the power supply/thermostat thing. Was actually a great cooking implement, and you should try to find the rest of the parts.
Edit : heres a link to an eBay listing of the model I had.
I love that they call it smokeless. Sure it is, as long as you never cook anything in it! All you need is a drop of grease or juice from your food to drip on the element and it smoked. Mine had an aluminum reflector/liner in the bottom that stained like a bitch. I stopped using it because it was too much of a headache to keep clean.
That is a Crock Grill with the burner and grill missing. I had one back in the early 2000s. The hole is for where the burner plugs into the power supply/thermostat thing. Was actually a great cooking implement, and you should try to find the rest of the parts.
Edit : heres a link to an eBay listing of the model I had.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145671303443?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RH7P2VcDQvi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=p2MN37FYToe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
More edit: this looks like your model
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145652002143?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=AGL6bCKiRZy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=p2MN37FYToe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Something like this
THAT IS IT!
I knew the second I scrolled it into view. I miss mine. Might buy one off eBay now than you have reminded me of their existence.
My wife said I bet the burner and grill were either sitting close to it or in the store at the same time.
These things get separated at the thrift store and you never know they go together
The shipping cost on that listing lol. So very eBay
Yeah I totes just posted the first good examples that came up.
I had no idea this was a thing. Super interesting, thanks for sharing!
Basically a countertop upside down electric broiler. I used the hell out of mine until my X-w broke it.
I love that they call it smokeless. Sure it is, as long as you never cook anything in it! All you need is a drop of grease or juice from your food to drip on the element and it smoked. Mine had an aluminum reflector/liner in the bottom that stained like a bitch. I stopped using it because it was too much of a headache to keep clean.
Yeah, so not smokeless, but it was effective. I used mine a lot when I had it.