How to burn iso CD's and DVD's in Apple OS X

I came across this little trick today trying to make a bootable Linux disk. The feature to burn and open iso images is built into OS X. All you need to do is open the disk utility (found in utilities oddly enough) then drag the iso image over to the left column. Shown here:



Once the image is in the side bar you can either click burn up at the top, or click open to use the iso on the computer as if it were its own drive.