Bryan Furman opened B’s Cracklin’ BBQ in Savannah in 2014, bringing in homemade barbecue for his coworkers and catering events in the humid, sleepy town. After a devastating fire and with support from the community, Furman opened a second location of B’s Cracklin’ BBQ in Atlanta in 2016. “I want to slow it down and make sure that the quality is right,” he says. And along the way, he wants to impart his knowledge to anyone who’s curious to learn. “Barbecue has so many secrets,” Furman says. “And me, I don’t have secrets. Like, how am I going to pass it on if I’m holding back secrets?”

In that spirit, Furman didn’t hesitate to share his recipes for a summer cookout: spicy cabbage slaw, juicy lemon-pepper chicken, a killer potato salad with bacon and eggs, a can’t-have-just-one-helping peach crisp, and more.