Those sunbeam frying pans were quite versatile
Seems all my aunts and friend's moms had them when I was younger, either the older style with the single handle, and the control knob built into the handle, or the newer design like yours, but all theirs were either plain aluminum, or 2 of my aunts had teflon lined versions.
Most of them used their electric skillets almost daily, whether for frying, sauteing, deepfrying (a few aunts had versions that came with a square deep fryer basket that fit the skillet exactly), stewing like a slow cooker (even the ones who didnt have the crockery inserts would use theirs as a slow cooker), and for baking when it was too hot to use the real oven.
Between being used in the summer to keep heat down in the kitchen, and to provide an extra burner when cooking for large crowds, those electric skillets saw a lot of use. I have one and still use it as a small countertop oven in the summer by placing a small rack in the skillet, and then putting the baking pan on the rack. Mine looks awful, as the previous owners didn't take very good care of it, but it works perfectly.