All great smoked meat starts with early-morning-bathrobe-tending. It is essential.
Look at that beautiful pork chop roast.
Cover gently with tin foil. Like you would a child before bed.
Meanwhile, bake a rum cake. Or, even better, get someone else (*cough*) to bake one for you:
Once house smells like rum, take the cake for a walk.
Make the introduction. What a cute couple.
And, 6 hours later: