I remember giving a unit like this one (either the exact same model or one very similar) to my grandmother for a Christmas present back in the late 1960s or early 1970s. I recall it was advertised mainly for cooking thin meat items such as bacon. She used it only once or twice -- it was too hard to clean, and it's easier to use a skillet for frying something. It sat in a cupboard for many years, until I either threw it out or donated it.
I remember giving a unit like this one (either the exact same model or one very similar) to my grandmother for a Christmas present back in the late 1960s or early 1970s. I recall it was advertised mainly for cooking thin meat items such as bacon. She used it only once or twice -- it was too hard to clean, and it's easier to use a skillet for frying something. It sat in a cupboard for many years, until I either threw it out or donated it.