Valentine's NY strip roast success

This was my first time doing New York strip as a roast and it will certainly not be the last. It was 4 1/2 pounds and I rubbed with Cowlick and roasted indirect at 275 degrees until IT of 115. Air temp was around 12 degrees but I left the roast tented outside and removed plate setter and brought it up to 600 for a sear of about a minute per side.

Was ecstatic with the results (the dull knife slicing notwithstanding) and, more importantly, so was the wife. I have been known to over cook a traditional steak on occasion, but this turned out great. Was surprised to have such an even color throughout the entire slices, mainly because I was getting a fairly wide range of temps when checking before the sear.

It goes without saying that I stood no chance without all the great info I've gleaned from this site, so thanks to all who make this such a great resource. Sorry for the novel.