Hi Cakers!

I'm getting ready to purchase some paper covered cake wire.  I am going to be placing some fondant decorations at the end of them and stick them in the cake.  

I need a strong gauge wire.  I forget if lower the number the strong or higher the number the strongest???

I found some 16 gauge, is this a strong wire?

BTW, I will be coating the wire in chocloate and might even place them inside tea stirrers for added protections from touching the cake, I just forgot how to determine which gauge is the strongest???

Thanks!

The lower the number the thicker the wire, please use the stirrers to place them in the cake , chocolate can melt  into the cake and be consumed , or people are tempted to lick them when they are removed , therefore exposing customers to what are usually lead wires. 

Oh and a 16 is pretty thick 

Thank you!