I've got no idea who the heck Chris is, but dang if his burger recipe isn't tasty. I've made two modifications to it. Originally the olive oil was 2 Tbs, that just seemed like a lot and can lead to some spectacular grease fires on the grill if you are using direct flame. I reduced the salt to 1 Tsp from 1.5 Tsp, as the original was close to 2% salt and that lead to a very salty burger. This is now a more reasonable 1.4% salt, which is in the "yum" zone for me and most other folks. Fun game to play with guests: see if they can identify the "mystery" herb in the burger. I've yet to have someone guess Basil correctly.
Ground beef 1 lb
Garlic 2 Cloves
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Black pepper 1 tsp
Dry Basil leaves 1/2 tsp
salt 1 tsp