562400 Sat Oct 04 20:56:47 -0700 2008 3 31 Home Cooking 0 4082407 I can't manage to make coffee well @ home. I have a regular 14 cup cuisinart drip. I just bought some Illy coffee. What is the ratio of coffee to water? The package instructions don't work! 1 heaping Tbsp for 10 oz is not close to strong enough! HELP :) Sat Oct 04 20:56:47 -0700 2008 36461 sherrisparaga 1 4082421 six ounces of water to 2 T coffee should do it. hth Sat Oct 04 21:18:05 -0700 2008 4082407 230541 LadyHatton 1 4082484 My Gevalia beans call for one slightly rounded tablespoon of coffee per six ounces of water for strong, full-bodied flavor. Sat Oct 04 22:42:04 -0700 2008 4082407 161011 nolanani 1 4082520 To most people in North America, at least, those directions would seem bizarre. Try 1 Tb per cup up to 2 rounded Tb per cup and see what you like. I like 1 rounded Tb per 7 oz. cup (mug cup, not the dainty little 19th century teacups). Sat Oct 04 23:18:53 -0700 2008 4082407 55316 mpalmer6c