It's a broiler. I think it's similar to what Peter showed me but it's under the oven on our models. It's a real pain in the ass to use, I don't know anyone who does use them. Most people grill outside.
And grilling for us isn't just a summer thing. There are people I know who will stand out in the fucking snow to grill. I'm a fair weather griller myself.
I never saw 1776, I'll have to see if Jim will lend it to me.
Ah, yes I see! Not that kind of chicken!
And yes, soak yer chicken in itilian salad dressing and then grill it, or fry it. Yummmm
It's not a hot plate, it's racking. And you put your meat on the racking and fire shoots down and cooks from the top. So I'm going to assume it's very similar to what you have.
I can only find shit pictures, so I can't really do more than describe it, or take my own picture.
Boil some chicken in water for an hour or so.
Put the chicken in a glass dish and cover it with dressing. Leave it in the dressing for ~30 minutes. Pour the dish of stuff in a frying pan and brown it. Or do it on a grill.
Then enjoy!