Patent ID: 8550614

Claim:
A recording method comprising: a first drying step of evaporating 50 to 85 wt % of ink adhering on a recording medium using a thermal conduction technique, the ink being ejected from a recording head onto a surface of the recording medium, back side of which is supported on a medium-supporting unit which faces the recording head, and a second drying step of drying the recording medium, which has been subjected to the first drying step, at the downstream side of the medium-supporting unit in a feeding direction of the recording medium; wherein the ink at least contains: (1) a colorant; (2) a resin; (3) a medium-volatile humectant being at least one organic solvent being selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, hexylene glycol, and 2,3-butanediol; (4) a water-soluble penetration solvent; (5) a surfactant; (6) water and the medium-volatile humectant, and the water-soluble penetration solvent are organic solvents having a boiling point of 100° C. or more and 250° C. or less.