A jerky dehydrator comprises several baskets for receiving and retaining the product to be dehydrated and a racking grid for retaining several baskets in a vertical orientation. The printer has associated job settings which include a private portion containing a printer-specific job setting. The magnetoresistive element further includes an insulating film that touches the periphery of the spacer layer. If the communication contains keywords selected by the authorized user, the communication is also stored for subsequent review.