The phase change ink a viscosity of from about 4 mPa-s to about 50 mPa-s at a first temperature and has a viscosity of from 10.sup.4 mPa-s to about 10.sup.9 mPa-s at a second lower temperature. The second temperature may be below the first temperature by at least 10.degree. C. but by no more than 50.degree. C. The first temperature may be from about 60.degree. C. to about 110.degree. C. and the second temperature may be from about 20.degree. C. to about 70.degree. C. A curve of log.sub.10 viscosity of the phase change ink plotted against temperature in degrees Celsius may have a slope having an absolute value less than 0.02 at the first temperature and have a slope having an absolute value greater than 0.08 for at least a region second temperatures.