The drier the wood, the hotter and more cleanly it will burn. It's all in the loading. How long and how completely your fire will burn depends on how you build it. The optimum way is to keep logs stacked along the bottom toward the rear of the firebox, with the paper, kindling or embers toward the front where the air comes in. Do not pile wood up to the very top, leaving space between the top log and the secondary air tubes.
Good things start off small.
Give your chimney time to warm up and draft properly by starting with a small fire at first. A big, roaring blaze in a cold chimney will produce a lot of smoke and put a lot of stress on the stove. Warm up slowly to keep your stove running in optimum condition for years to come. You wouldn't put alcohol in your gas tank, so do not put anything but dried hardwood in your stove. Your lifetime warranty only protects you if you burn the right wood.