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Oh, I agree. I was just keeping it to dry seasonings as I said in my opening, not liquids or fresh spices. My basic go to steak seasoning is a mixture of soy, garlic powder and black pepper. Let them baste in a mixture of that for 45 minutes while the steaks head to room temp. to season up before cooking. Not really marinating...a few tablespoons to wet the steaks, add the garlic and pepper, rub up a bit and wait. By the time they are ready, there really isn't any liquid on the plate. It looks more like a damp paste on the steaks.

Soy is wonderful.

Salt and pepper. That's it... seriously. Ground chuck already has great flavor and you don't have to do much fancy with it, especially if you add bacon. Melt the cheese, toast the buns, add fresh toppings and you're good to go.

I do like to add fresh diced onion to my burger mixture. Cook the onion inside the burger.

I agree with you but... instead of table salt, I use a little mixture of garlic salt and onion salt.

My Dad does this. Plus his secret sauce kneeded in.

Salt and pepper are horribly under-appreciated these days.

Sea salt and fresh ground pepper make almost any food much, much better.

Ok....to each their own. We use a lot of garlic in all our cooking and always have. I'm in my sixties and have had no health issues and I'm taking zero meds. 6'-0" 195#. I'm not a big health nut and I don't exercise much except some walking and hiking.

1. Garlic Contains a Compound Called Allicin, Which Has Potent Medicinal Properties.

2. Garlic Is Highly Nutritious, But Has Very Few Calories

A 1 ounce (28 grams) serving of garlic contains (3):

Manganese: 23% of the RDA.
Vitamin B6: 17% of the RDA.
Vitamin C: 15% of the RDA.
Selenium: 6% of the RDA.
Fiber: 0.6 gram.
Decent amounts of calcium, copper, potassium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin B1.

3. Garlic Can Combat Sickness, Including the Common Cold

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Garlic supplementation is known to boost the function of the immune system.

One large 12-week study found that a daily garlic supplement reduced the number of colds by 63% compared with placebo.

4. The Active Compounds in Garlic Can Reduce Blood Pressure

Elderly Woman Choosing Between Pills and Garlic

Cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes are the world’s biggest killers.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of the most important drivers of these diseases.

Human studies have found garlic supplementation to have a significant impact on reducing blood pressure in people with high blood pressure (6, 7, 8).

5. Garlic Improves Cholesterol Levels, Which May Lower The Risk of Heart Disease

Heart and Stethoscope

Garlic can lower Total and LDL cholesterol.

6. Garlic Contains Antioxidants That May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

7. Garlic May Help You Live Longer

Purple Garlic

Effects on longevity are basically impossible to prove in humans.

But given the beneficial effects on important risk factors like blood pressure, it makes sense that garlic could help you live longer.

The fact that it can fight infectious disease is also an important factor, because these are common causes of death, especially in the elderly or people with dysfunctional immune systems.

Bottom Line: Garlic has known beneficial effects on common causes of chronic disease, so it makes perfect sense that it could help you live longer.

8. Athletic Performance Can be Improved With Garlic Supplementation

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Garlic was one of the earliest “performance enhancing” substances.

It was traditionally used in ancient cultures to reduce fatigue and enhance the work capacity of labourers.

Most notably, it was administered to Olympic athletes in ancient Greece.

9. Eating Garlic Can Help Detoxify Heavy Metals in the Body.

10. Garlic May Improve Bone Health

Garlic Bulbs

No human trials have measured the effects of garlic on bone loss.

However, rodent studies have shown that it can minimise bone loss by increasing estrogen in females (23, 24, 25, 26).

One study in menopausal women found that a daily dose of dry garlic extract (equal to 2 grams of raw garlic) significantly decreased a marker of estrogen deficiency

don't debate that garlic is good, and good for you. The only thing I'm debating is the amount used. lol

That works well also. It adds good flavor to the meat. I'm more likely to do that with something like meatballs or meatloaf but it can be done with burgers as well. Usually I'd just have onion as a topping-- thinly sliced vidalia, red, or similar mild onion although even that is too much for some.

I'm half Italian and I don't know if that has something to do with it, but I love garlic. I make chicken, garlic & onion soup all the time and have a bowl of it every day. (Many more ingredients are in it.) Healthiest thing I can eat.

P.S. This is one of my fav topics in a long time. The subject/header cracks me up, it's just so happy-sounding.

To each their own.

I know it's fake, but it made me think of you.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/food/cokegarlic.asp

Not what you want maybe, but wife's suggestion. We grow lovage. Dry it. It is not a "spice taste" unto itself, and it is an older-fashioned garden plant. Add this to your soups, sauces, gumbo, just about any sauce. It does not flavor stuff by itself; instead, it helps the other ingredients meld together and deepens their effects. Hard to explain; hard to beat. I like it in potato soup and chili.

We have shared the lovage explanation and seasoning as gifts with friends. Good tip if you can find and grow some. Cut it at about a foot to dry. It comes back again and again.