Here's a hot tip

td66snrf

Tonight I did something we've all done. Get the BGE started, get distracted, and come out to find the thermometer at 650. Ouch! Usually I shut it down, wait for a long time to get the temperature close to where I want it, and then burn the hair off my arm when I get a flare up opening the lid due to oxygen starvation. Tonight when it happened I just put a bunch more charcoal on the roaring fire which kinda smothered it but didn't put it out since it was so hot. This brought the temp to where I needed it in less than 5 minutes. Woo-hoo. I love when I find something that works better than what Ive been doing. 

Baysidebob

That one goes in the tool kit.

Tjcoley

+1. Great tip.

newegg13

Nigood idea. Duly noted.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

nice job. Great idea.

Skiddymarker

Great idea, probably won't remember to do it when I need it, but it is a great idea, nonetheless. 

Just my luck, the time I do remember this tip, I'll have an already full firebox, with no room to add more lump. Murphy's law, gets me every time. 

Mickey

Good thinking. But I am sure I will be just like Skiddymarker and have a full box :((

Dan4BBQ

I could have used this tip last night and last week.

Thanks for the help.

GLW

I use an overshoot for an excuse to pop another top.