or two teaspoons of salt per quart of water. the salt is going to help with the peeling process of the eggs; then just allow the water to come up to a boil. once the water has come to a full boil, you want to place the eggs at the bottom of the pan in a single layer. once you have all the eggs in, return the water to a boil, and then at that point you want to reduce the heat down to a simmer. then, you can start timing your eggs, and i have large eggs here, so it is going to take approximately twelve minutes to hard 