I worry that modern recipe writers are on to us garlic doublers and are halving the amount of garlic their recipes call for. I always quadruple to be safe.
Many years ago I found a pasta recipe called "death by garlic". It's the only time I've cooked something and though, "ok, this is a good amount of garlic!".
I used to think that's what it literally meant and after being corrected, I hated everything I used to like because it didn't have enough garlic. So I just went back to my old ways.
Raw is great, but it still requires some prep. Grated raw and mixed with olive oil, with some black pepper, and salt, makes a wonderful dip/spread on toasted bread.
Fun fact. You can bake a clove of garlic in the oven with oil. Salt, and pepper, and then eat it with a spoon after. It turns into more of a mush with a way more mellow flavor. You can also scoop it out and spread it on toast or bread. You're welcome.
Google how to do it. You're supposed to cut the clove in half as well with the cut side face up? Something like that. I did it a few times a while ago and it was incredible.
I mean...this is a completely unstandable thing to do if you need a large amount of whole garlic. Despite many "tricks" that people use, peeling a large amount of garlic still takes a long time.
Oddly enough, the more garlic you have to peel the easier the standard method of shaking it between two bowls works.
Another method I like is cracking the skins with a knife and then rubbing them between my hands. But this sometimes cuts my palms so it might not be for everyone.