Maybe GuitarDude will chime in here. Why does fried food taste better in cast iron? It’s the same food / grease but something must be coming out of the iron? It literally doesn’t matter what it is, it’s better in cast iron. Also I would like to know if it’s better in older cast iron than newer. I had some old cast iron but it was lost when my mom passed, but some was over 100 years old. All I have now is like 20 years old. Let me know y’all thoughts.