I hear you, regarding the air fryers.
Although ... I have heard that roasted cauliflower can be really good, prepared that way.
I haven’t tried it ... I need to find someone who’s an expert air fryer ... and, get their (tried and true) recipes, ha!!
Since I make Hungarian caulifower ( the dish really does have a name, but I can’t spell most words in Hungarian ), which is what I call it, and we had last night. It’s to die for.