f your grill is located close to the kitchen then there is no problem, but plenty of times the grill is far away from the kitchen which forces us to cross large distances all the time.
It is especially annoying when you have to be watching out for the food on the grill not to get burned and preparing sauce on the stove in the kitchen at the same time.
For that reason the side burner was created, which as the name suggests is located on the side of the grill, in the side shelf to be exact. I really like how it was designed. In most gas grills, the side burner is hidden under a special lid. That way you gain some working area on the side shelf when not using the burner. If you wish to heat up food then all you have to do is open the lid and you’re ready to go.
The side burner works great for preparing different kinds of food when grilling. It can be used to swiftly and quickly heat up food, sauce or some vegetables like beans. All that is needed is to put a pan, wok or pot directly over the burner.
But if you don’t want to spend extra cash on a side burner then you can put a cast iron skillet on the grates and heat up a sauce or some other food this way.