I bought a stainless steel pan for my pasta today..from a grocery store (not wal-mart, for the record).It's labeled as stainless steal, and I bought the most expensive one just for the sake of buying what you pay for. I want to avoid aluminum...I have a feeling some stainless steal pans contain aluminum. Is it possible for a stainless steel pan to have aluminum coating?
If its is stainless steel, it will not have an aluminium coating. Stainless steel and aluminium don't go well together due to their different atomic compositions and the way they react with oxygen, producing a phenomenon known as Galvanic Corrosion when certain metals come into contact. You are safe with your pan. It does not have an Aluminium coating, as it could not be released on the market if it were Aluminium coated Stainless Steel due to Health and Safety and Food Hygeine standards.
